We are our father’s sons. (5 min version)
A letter to the leaders of the 95 counties in Tennessee.To whom it may concern,
There can no longer be any denying it, we, the people of these United States, have borne many purposeful and targeted injustices. Yet we all know the bureaucratic state wants more, always more, significantly more. So why haven’t they?
In times of fundamental disagreement, in times of great conflict, what keeps us on the path of peace?
Through it all, what has held these evildoers at bay is their fear that if they go too far, we will rise up in revolt. Make no mistake, the ruling elite’s fear of the American people, the largest armed body in history, is the principal function that has blocked the road to serfdom that so many other nations have slid down.
There can be no doubt; the liberty, peace, and prosperity of the free world have often teetered upon the American Man’s dedication to the 2nd Amendment. Therefore, if we are lovers of peace, we must increase our determination not simply to uphold the 2nd Amendment, but with great intent and purpose, put action behind this freedom by being trained and ready in such a way that the founders would be proud.
It is time to reestablish the traditions of the Lexington & Concord Minutemen and the Green Mountain Boys. It is time for the great counties of this 16th state of our Union to support the training and readiness of the good men of Tennessee and form Militias again.
The way of Peace is to Make Ready.
Without our strong tradition of being good and dangerous men, the rules of the radicals in power would have been forced upon these United States and our Allies, who have long depended upon the awesome might of our terrible resolve.
We are our father’s sons.
When good men are weak, evil men fill that void with a corruption that eventually leads to tyranny.
Has the world seen its last tyrant? Whether in ten, twenty, fifty, or hundreds of years, when tyranny comes again, whether foreign or domestic, we will only find reprieve where the ability of good men to respond has been diligently maintained. If good men are found to be weak, what then? If we do not possess the ability to resist, who then stands up? Who then stands ready? Do we then plunge into a second dark age where there are rulers and subjects? Must we again await the spark that is the spirit of man willing to do anything to be free? Must we wait in chains and bear the great cost of lives and progress when we have already thus far so nobly advanced? How dare we so frivolously invest the spent blood of the brave men before us.
It is the duty of each new generation of Americans to keep sharp that which so many gave their one noble life to secure.
Too many who have called themselves leaders are ashamed of our own Declaration of Independence. Are we not aligned with our founding? Are we not committed to its principles? Here in the Volunteer State… yes… yes, we are. We uphold and acknowledge that these same ageless and inalienable truths are just as self-evident now as they were in 1776:
“But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.”
If we believe: “blessed are the peacemakers,” then blessed are those who do the hard work it takes to be so blessed, and woe to those who, in foolish apathy and soft surrender, abandon what it takes to realize this blessing.
If there is a time and a place for men to overthrow tyranny, then the time and the place to make ready is ever before us. It is the most American thing there will ever be.
Evil only speaks one language: FEAR.
The greatest hope of peace is for goodness to be terrifying to all those who might threaten it.
But whose job is this? Above all else, it is the people's responsibility. It is our sovereign duty.
As I said before, if there is a time and a place for good men to overthrow a tyrant, then the time to prepare is now and always. If this Union lasts a thousand years before such events befall our nation, that generation will greatly bless all those who did what it took to keep this right and duty ready and effective.
I am asking the leaders of the 95 counties in Tennessee to call for the formation of County Militias and assist in their training and organization. There can be no greater legacy than to reestablish the principal reason which gave this earth a new birth of freedom, for it wasn’t fancy writing or loud declarations that got the job done; it was good men with the skills of war. It was good men who knew violence well. Fearing good men being dangerous is, in spirit, a violation of every oath of office, and there is no greater way of fulfilling that oath than by supporting good men being dangerous.
Ladies and Gentlemen, if we are to be the home of the brave, we had best be good at it; we had better be diligent and trained. Ineffectual bravery is no use to anyone. Mighty Bravery is the hope of nations. Always has been, ever will be.
We are our father’s sons.
Let us honor them as they deserve, by being well-trained, good, and dangerous men.
Peace is found where Mighty Men Make Ready.
LEAD US
Sincerely,
Samuel S. Adams
Hold Tension, Be Vast.Remember, restoration alone brings victory.