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February 11, 2015
"Lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty. " From Thomas Jefferson to William Smith, 1787
"The people can not be all, and always, well informed.
The part which is wrong will be discontented in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions it is a lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty. We have had 13. states independant 11. years. There has been one rebellion. That comes to one rebellion in a century and a half for each state. What country ever existed a century and a half without a rebellion? And what country can preserve it’s liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is it’s natural manure."
Posted by gerardvanderleun at February 11, 2015 11:04 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.