Individual Liberty — Individual Responsibility

For those we lost, We will not forget 09/11/2001

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”
— The Continental Congress, July 4, 1776

“The task of statesmanship has always been the re-definition of these rights in terms of a changing and growing social order.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt (Commonwealth Club Address, 1932)

“Roosevelt was wrong! The principles laid down in the Declaration of Independence are the principles of individual liberty. Our unalienable rights, given to us by God are given to us as individuals. Our rights do not come from society or the government, and they cannot be redefined by politicians. The nature of these rights carries with it the implication of individual responsibility, without which we surrender them.”
— Perri Nelson, November 6, 2008

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Extended Trackback Party

Published Sat, Dec 9 2006 12:45 AM
Technorati Tags: Open Trackbacks

This weekend I've decided to extend open trackbacks throughout the weekend to see how Ferdinand T Cat's linkfest festival works...

Let's see how this works shall we? If I understand things correctly, instead of linking directly to this post, what you really want to do is use the ping chooser at http://www.linkfests.info/. That will help you to link to all of the hosts in the linkfest and to ping them all as well.

Update: When I first published this post, I think I linked to the wrong linkfest. The link above has been updated.

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third world county trackbacked with "Lovers of Liberty: Essential Reading"

Gribbit has a post published today that I feel is essential reading for those of us who are more than merely fond of the basic liberties… my response below the fold… ...

Conservative Cat trackbacked with "Gwyneth Paltrow is More Wrong Than We Thought"

This week's official moron at The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns is Gwyneth Paltrow. Gwyneth earned this status by stating that the British are more intelligent and civilized than Americans. Gwyneth made her statement after an election in which America...

The HILL Chronicles trackbacked with "Top Talent being lined up for Presidential campaig"

Interesting perspectives are gathering about who should and should not run in the 2008 Presidential campaign. While the momentum grows what is really going on behind the scenes is rarely spoken about. What is paramount in American voters minds is w...

The HILL Chronicles trackbacked with "One class act"

Outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld bid troops in Iraq a farewell over the weekend in a surprise visit there. While there Mr. Rumsfeld said, American forces should not quit the war until the enemy is defeated. There are several write-up ...

The HILL Chronicles trackbacked with "The Vietnamization of the War in Iraq"

Anti-war rhetoric comes in all shapes, sizes, and forms. Today it is disguised as poor homeless veterans. It is true; there are a number of homeless vets, just as there are homeless civilians. This is a sad fact of life. How do we help? I have no rea...

The HILL Chronicles trackbacked with "You can steal this."

This is something you can steal to link back to my blog if you would like to. Those who do not save it from this post may find it in my left sidebar under under Steal This.

The HILL Chronicles trackbacked with "Ferdys flick"

The Conservative Cat made a great flick explaining how the New Linkfest Haven Deluxe will run. It is fun to watch and easily explains how it is done. If you are still confused this little flick is a must see. And Ferdy should be proud, he did a gr...

Conservative Cat trackbacked with "A Life-Changing Event"

As part of a Health Class project, The Girl Who Feeds Me did a study of the health risks associated with caffeine, and successfully convinced Bruce to give up Mountain Dew. The Dew is the preferred drink of computer programmers...

Perri Nelson's Website trackbacked with "What does a tree have to do with religion?"

A Seattle Rabbi threatened to sue the Port of Seattle over Christmas Trees that have decorated the entrances over Sea-Tac airport every Christmas season for the last 25 years. So, after one complaint (coupled with threats) they took them down.

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