A close friend of mine and patriot declared, “The necessity of re-establishing liberty is becoming ever greater. The collection process is nearly complete, and soon a complete seizure of the people may be attempted. The best way to fight this is to shine a light in this dark, dark world…We must set alight the torch of virtue and liberty, while the forces of evil collect those who remain in the shadows. Alea iacta est. The die is cast. Now it’s our turn. Will you answer the call?”

I have been thinking lately how it is so hard for us in today’s society to boldly declare what we know because, as John Locke explained, “new opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any reason other than because they are not already common.” Even I find it difficult to talk to my peers about these valuable principles because they are never talked about anymore so people look at them as irrelevant and out of the ordinary. However, when I receive words like the ones above from people I know and communicate with on a daily basis, it reminds me that I’m not alone and that others are experiencing the same thing I am. This patriot was right, as evil pushes harder and harder to rid us of our liberty the need for us to restore it becomes greater. To do that, we must be the examples of virtue and liberty. Though it is hard, we must be willing to declare these principles to those around us, those we see everyday. So, to repeat what this patriot taught me, “The die is cast, now it’s our turn. Will you answer the call?”

Yours truly,

Publius