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What are your rights worth? What would it take for you to give up your liberty? Most people I talk to say they place a high value on things like freedom, liberty, and their rights, but do our actions match our rhetoric? It’s one thing when government pays you for the rights they infringe on, either with cash or services. What about when they simply walk up and take it?
Those in government often claim they do it because it is necessary. But as William Pitt (the Younger) said, “Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.” So I ask you, are you following the creed of slaves, or will you stand up and defend your rights?
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