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Tom G. PalmerCato University
Annapolis, Maryland2011
And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine
Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor. Nine Lost Their Lives During the Struggle for
Independence; Five were imprisoned; Many lost their fortunes, either outfitting
troops, as a result of military action; Not one lost his sacred honor.
We can make a difference by acting in concert. We can also make a difference by acting individually.
What can one person do?
1. Educate Yourself to Become a Beacon of Information
“Advancement of Libertarian ideals requires that each of us . . . achieve that degree of excellence in understandingand exposition which will inspire others to seek one out as a tutor.” ---Leonard Read Founder, Foundation for Economic Education
2. Don’t Be Afraid to Speak Out
A. You Can Speak Out in a Dramatic Way, Entailing a Great Commitment….
Without This Woman’s Courage, How Much Freedom Would We Enjoy Today?Rosa Parks1913-2005
Without This Man’s Willingness to Stand Up, How Many People Would be in Jail for Love?
Dr. Franklin Kameny, 1925 --
Without This Woman’s Courage, How Secure Would Property Be?
Without This Woman’s Courage, How Secure Would Property Be?
Susette Kelo Lead Plaintiff in Kelo v.
New London “The specter of
condemnation hangs over all property. Nothing is to prevent the State from replacing any Motel 6 with a Ritz-Carlton, any home with a shopping mall, or any farm with a factory.” Justice Sandra Day O ユ
Connor
Susette Kelo Lead Plaintiff in Kelo v.
New London “The specter of
condemnation hangs over all property. Nothing is to prevent the State from replacing any Motel 6 with a Ritz-Carlton, any home with a shopping mall, or any farm with a factory.” Justice Sandra Day O ユ
Connor
How Secure Would Our Right to Keep and Bear Arms Be Without this man?
Robert LevyPrime Mover in the Heller v. DCCase that Clarified that the SecondAmendment Secures an IndividualRight to Keep and Bear Arms
Letters to the Editor
B. You Can Speak Out in Less Dramatic Ways
Letters to Elected Representatives
Questions at City Council Meetings, Campaign Events, and Constituent Meetings
3. Give a Book to a Friend or a High School Student
You Can Dramatically Change the Course of a Person’s Life
What can you do in cooperation with
others?
1. You Can Organize a Local Group to Combat Injustice and Promote Liberty
2. You Can Organize a Local Group to Combat Injustice and Promote Liberty
Anti-Tax
Pro-Peace
Pro-School Choice
Pro-Property Rights Protection
Pro-Health Freedom
Anti-Drug War Pro-Spending Control
3. You Can Provide Financial Support to Existing Groups
Institute for Justice
Foundation for Economic Education
National Taxpayers Union
Cato Institute
Institute for Humane Studies
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Americans for Limited Government
Bill of Rights Foundation
Atlas Economic Research Foundation
Drug Policy Foundation
NORML
Mackinac Center
Cascade Institute
Heartland Institute
Students for Liberty
FreedomWorks
LEAP: Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
Goldwater Institute
Without This One Person, How Much Without This One Person, How Much Freedom Would We Have Today?Freedom Would We Have Today?
Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de GournayJacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay, , 1712-17591712-1759
Successful merchant and businessmanSuccessful merchant and businessman Intendant of Commerce, 1751-1758Intendant of Commerce, 1751-1758 Translator, financier, and publisher of works explaining Translator, financier, and publisher of works explaining
the free-marketthe free-market Promoter of the slogan “laissez-faire, laissez-passer”Promoter of the slogan “laissez-faire, laissez-passer” Teacher and mentor to Teacher and mentor to Anne Robert Jacques TurgotAnne Robert Jacques Turgot, in , in
turn a great promoter of freedom, friend and collaborator turn a great promoter of freedom, friend and collaborator of of Adam SmithAdam Smith, advisor to the , advisor to the American FoundersAmerican Founders, , enemy of slavery....and inspiration to a century of enemy of slavery....and inspiration to a century of classical liberals classical liberals
Let Us Celebrate the Sponsors of Liberty.....• On the marker for Sir
Christopher Wren, the great architect, buried in St. Paul’s Cathedral: LECTOR, SI MONUMENTUM REQUIRIS, CIRCUMSPICE.
• “Reader, if you seek his monument, look around you.”
• If you seek the monument to the supporters of liberty...look around you...at the freedom, the individuality, the progress, the wealth, and the prosperity of the modern world
Each of Us Can Have a Positive Impact
So What Are We Waiting for?
I Hope to See You Again in a Freer, Better World!
--Tom
By Making Liberty One of our Life Projects