Author Archives: thinkingtruth

Unbridled submission to passion will inevitably lead to anarchy. A self-governed people require the capacity of resisting temptation. Power and peasantry are equally seductive if left unchecked. Strict adherence to rules, regulations, and rituals generates a sense of safety and security.  Complacency to entrusting a ruling elite is alluring, however, ultimately it leads to poverty […]

We are in perilous times. Our great country is divided and angry.  As citizens we will never agree on every issue.  Debate and constructive criticism are essential for a healthy, growing, and powerful nation. People of the United States of America are fellow and equal citizens to their leaders, they are not subjects of their […]

Victors write history from their perspective. We seldom hear from the conquered, which limits our ability to understand the rebellion. Was the uprising based in ignorance, wickedness, desperation, or virtue? Imagine for a moment we lost the Revolutionary War. It is difficult because all we know is the rebels story, because in this case they […]

A wise person continually reflects on who their enemies are and why.  Ironically what defines an enemy can be subjective.  People can do the right thing for the wrong reasons and conversely do the wrong thing for the right reasons. The paradox is realizing we can never fully know another’s true intentions, especially when it […]

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. *Benjamin Franklin* Arguably the wisest of our founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin penned these words in 1756.  He defined liberty as essential and safety as temporary. It is crucial for us to absorb this reality.  Twenty years later, […]