Tag Archives: liberty

Live free or die

Posted on 26 October 2009 by dlhitzeman

The reason our freedom is dying is because we do not live free. We have indentured ourselves to servitude in the name of comfort and security without thinking about the consequences. We submit ourselves every day to our employers, our … Continue reading →

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Independence

Posted on 4 July 2009 by dlhitzeman

Courtesy of the National Archives:

IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. […] Continue reading →

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More thinking on Iran

Posted on 22 June 2009 by dlhitzeman

Worldview Thought for the Day Last week, I posted on what I was thinking about the ongoing protests in Iran, which post I believe I need to clarify. I do not, in any way, doubt the sincerity of the protesters … Continue reading →

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A Christian nation no more?

Posted on 28 May 2009 by dlhitzeman

Worldview Item of the Day

It’s sometimes hard to tell from the distance of national news whether or not a story is everything it appears to be, yet, if this story is being told how it happened, then we are on the last leg of the course that will inevitably dismantle the last vestiges of the idea that we live in a Christian nation. […] Continue reading →

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The end of the corporate free market

Posted on 20 May 2009 by dlhitzeman

Congratulations! Pending judicial approval of a potential General Motors bankruptcy filing, as a taxpayer, you will own 1/138,000,000 of that company’s “healthy” assets. […] Continue reading →

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