Sunday, January 17, 2021
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Federalist No. 10
"Liberty is to faction what air is to fire, an ailment without which it instantly expires. But it could not be less folly to abolish liberty, which is essential to political life, because it nourishes faction, than it would be to wish the annihilation of air, which is essential to animal life, because it imparts to fire its destructive agency." James Madison, Federalist No. 10.
This amazing insight begins Madison's groundbreaking tract on how to preserve both majority rule an liberty.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Do not shrink, but fight for principle
"'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct,will pursue his principles onto death." Thomas Paine (1776)
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Remember - And Act - The True Meaning of Memorial Day
Memorial Day should not be about barbecues, the start of summer, wearing white, or sales.
Memorial Day is intended to honor our sacred dead. Over the past week I heard least a dozen people say “Happy Memorial Day.” That butchers the point.
On May 5, 1868, General John Logan, national commander of the Grand
Army of the Republic, promulgated General Order No. 11, which was the
first official promulgation of Memorial Day. General Order No. 11 provided
that flowers would be placed on the graves of Union and Confederate
soldiers on May 30, 1868. (Order No. 11 is below.) In the Order, General
Logan reflected he hoped it would become an annual tradition, and it did.
With World War I, that tradition expanded to include all war dead; eventually it became a recognized holiday. All too soon, it became commercialized.
General Logan's Order stated, "Let no neglect, no ravages of time, testify
to the present or to the coming generations that we have forgotten as a people
the cost of a free and undivided republic." Indeed.
That Memorial Day will ever entirely recover its nature is a hopeless cause - the commercialization and habits of generations have undermined it too much. That is why my daughter Leah and I created Patriot Week - with hope of establishing a new civic calendar to renew the spirit of America.
Still, it is worth the effort to embrace the spirit of Memorial Day. Its fine to do the barbecue and wear white (I prefer Red White & Blue), so long as your heart is in the right place, and you impress upon your family that we are free only because of the sacrifices of generations of Americans.
Remember the cause of freedom, and ACT. Do something to ensure our liberty. Make sure you vote; express your views; learn about the issues of the day; petition the government; protest; counter-protest. Don't just sit there. ACT. Freedom is a precious blessing, and its slipping away. ACT.
Remember the cause of freedom, and ACT. Do something to ensure our liberty. Make sure you vote; express your views; learn about the issues of the day; petition the government; protest; counter-protest. Don't just sit there. ACT. Freedom is a precious blessing, and its slipping away. ACT.
God bless you, the sacred dead, and America.
Very truly yours,
Hon. Michael Warren
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