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since 2005
Saturday, June 11, 2011
This I Believe
No republic can survive the apathy of its citizens. If the people fail to object when their representatives vote to increase their own power, they will be inexorably reduced to slavery.
That apathy is also seen when citizens refuse to vote. The excuse I'm most familiar with is, "The two partys are the same. Ain't a dimes worth of difference between them." That statement most recently came from my father-in-law, an educated and well informed man. Sloth plays no favorites as regards economic status or learning.
I am devoutly Roman Catholic, a veteran of service in the U.S. Air Force, I am husband of a wonderful wife and the father of six children. I hold a BA in Economics from The University of Texas at Arlington and an Associate of Applied Science degree in Interpreting and Translating from the Community College of the Air Force. I am a former candidate for public office, and the charter past grand knight of a Knights of Columbus council.
1. If you want your values to survive into the future, there is no substitute for fertility.
2. No republic can survive the apathy of its citizens. If the people fail to object when their representatives vote to increase their own power, they will be inexorably reduced to slavery.
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That apathy is also seen when citizens refuse to vote. The excuse I'm most familiar with is, "The two partys are the same. Ain't a dimes worth of difference between them." That statement most recently came from my father-in-law, an educated and well informed man. Sloth plays no favorites as regards economic status or learning.
Citizen Apathy is one reason why I am so much a fan of the 2d amendment.
I'm expendable, but i won't die a slave.
We have fought for freedom so we can act on our own will. But without action or even the intent to act, we disgrace the privilege of being free.
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