The
American Revolution did not start overnight.
The events that led to the American Revolution began decades before
a shot was ever fired. The Founders were faced with a period of
discovering the length and breadth of their natural rights and
deciding how best to protect them. The British subjects in the
American colonies were proud to be British. They, generally,
appreciated what England did for them and the status they had as
British subjects. However, the abuses they experienced, especially
after the French & Indian War, forced them to consider what rights
were theirs and how to claim them.
As you read about the abuses from England through the 60s and 70s,
and the colonial response to those abuses, you can see them sorting
out what their rights mean to them. You can see them begin to more
precisely define how the abuses violate their rights. You can see
their responses to England become more direct and forceful as they
gain confidence in their standing.
As the Founders grew in their experience and understanding of their
rights, they became more resolute in their commitment to realize the
fullness of those rights. This gave them the confidence to commit
their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to achieving
liberty.
We receive far more abuse from our governments today than they did
in their day, yet many today do not take any time to understand their
rights. They do not consider what constitutes a violation of those
rights and why. They do not seriously contemplate what they are
willing to do to defend individual rights from government abuse.
Do you understand your rights? Will you commit your life, your
money, and your reputation to defending our individual rights?
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