Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on Earth
-- more than ruin, more even than death. Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habits; thought is anarchic and lawless, indifferent to authority, careless of the well-tried wisdom of the ages. Thought looks into the pit of hell and is not afraid ... Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, and the chief glory of man.”
People in this world today cannot see It is very nearly impossible to become an educated person in a country or our world so quick distrustful of the independent mind.
With freedom there is a responsibility to Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons and the truth and true freedom or sovereignty is lost in the hearts and minds of the citizens of our world.
This life is for loving, sharing, learning, smiling, caring, forgiving, laughing, hugging, helping, dancing, wondering, healing, and even more loving. I choose to live life this way. I want to live my life in such a way that when I get out of bed in the morning, the devil says, 'aw shit, he's up!”
“If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to Achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries. These libraries should be open to all—except the censor. We must know all the facts and hear all the alternatives and listen to all the criticisms. Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors. For the Bill of Rights is the guardian of our security as well as our liberty.
“I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpation's.”
We à people of a great nation ,We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.And our leaders and government aka the establishments know this all to well and use that very fact against we the people and the citizens of our many will speak of money and set you aside for the lack of it just know this my friends Do you not know that God entrusted use with that money (all above what buys necessities for your families) to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to help the stranger, the widow, the fatherless; and, indeed, as far as it will go, to relieve the wants of all mankind? How can you, how dare you, defraud the Lord, by applying it to any other purpose?
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.our future is at hand When we fully understand the brevity of life, its fleeting joys and unavoidable pains; when we accept the facts that all men and women are approaching an inevitable doom: the consciousness of it should make us more kindly and considerate of each other. This feeling should make men and women use their best efforts to help their fellow travelers on the road, to make the path brighter and easier as we journey on. It should bring a closer kinship, a better understanding, and a deeper sympathy for the way
To the future or to the past, to a time when thought is free, when men are different from one another and do not live alone— to a time when truth exists and what is done cannot be undone: From the age of uniformity, from the age of solitude, from the age of Big Brother, from the age of doublethink — greetings! “The moment you say that any idea system is sacred, whether it’s a religious belief system or a secular ideology, the moment you declare a set of ideas to be immune from criticism, satire, derision, or contempt, freedom of thought becomes impossible. Understand what freedom truly is You can't pick and choose which types of freedom you want to defend. You must defend all of it or be against all of it.
You must come to learn that Freedom is an absolute state, there is no such thing as being half-free.Governments of our world use force against all freethinking citizens to Repression by brute force is always a confession of the inability to make use of the better weapons of the intellect—better because they alone give promise of final success.And the final outcome is exactly what the establishment does not want the free to have their win or success of over coming the indoctrination of the country or nation from which free citizens hail.
As for me I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world and is the human right of all beings come to see that we must Be true to ourselves. But that's something everyone says and no one means. No one wants you to be yourself. They want you to To be indoctrinated and conformed.
Many live in fear in our world and nation today but for me I have given fear away to a new me I see fear as simple this When you are scared, but do it anyway, that's brave,people will tell you there is evil in our world that's true but more so There is evil in everyone. The first step toward loving someone else is to recognize that evil in yourself, so you can forgive them.
I tell people all the time we are the change we have been seeking because Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.
I speak out on and at many forums these days I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.
We are apart of the whole of our world A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
I have learned or come to see The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day.we say we want change in our world The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking,
The greatest wisdom is in simplicity. Love, respect, tolerance, sharing, gratitude, forgiveness. It's not complex or elaborate. The real knowledge is free. It's encoded in your DNA. All you need is within you. Great teachers have said that from the beginning. Find your heart, and you will find your way.”
As far as obeying the law One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.In my years I have come to the understanding that “It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.If the injustice is part of the necessary friction of the machine of government, let it go, let it go: perchance it will wear smooth--certainly the machine will wear out… but if it is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then I say, break the law. Let your life be a counter-friction to stop the machine. What I have to do is to see, at any rate, that I do not lend myself to the wrong which I condemn.”
Freedom is not being governed or ruled
“To be GOVERNED is to be watched, inspected, spied upon, directed, law-driven, numbered, regulated, enrolled, indoctrinated, preached at, controlled, checked, estimated, valued, censured, commanded, by creatures who have neither the right nor the wisdom nor the virtue to do so. To be GOVERNED is to be at every operation, at every transaction noted, registered, counted, taxed, stamped, measured, numbered, assessed, licensed, authorized, admonished, prevented, forbidden, reformed, corrected, punished. It is, under pretext of public utility, and in the name of the general interest, to be place under contribution, drilled, fleeced, exploited, monopolized, extorted from, squeezed, hoaxed, robbed; then, at the slightest resistance, the first word of complaint, to be repressed, fined, vilified, harassed, hunted down, abused, clubbed, disarmed, bound, choked, imprisoned, judged, condemned, shot, deported, sacrificed, sold, betrayed; and to crown all, mocked, ridiculed, derided, outraged, dishonored. That is government; that is its justice; that is its morality."
Education is power No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire yet less we forget Confidence is ignorance. If you're feeling cocky, it's because there's something you don't know For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.
“Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else ... Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.”
This is what I see as the fear in my countrymen and women
Today I say stand and be counted fear nothing live free and show the world your doing it it is your Human Right If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”
THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX LIVE OUTSIDE THE CAGE
Pro Deo et Constitutione –
Libertas aut Mors Semper Vigilans Fortis
Paratus et Fidelis
Joseph F Barber (AKA) Doc ,
Founder of the Blog FREEDOM OR ANARCHY,Campaign of Conscience , The Veterans Project ,The family assistance campaign ,Author and editor of the blog there is no justice in America for those with out money@blogspot.com and a syndicated writer for both blogs
From the Author When someone steals another's clothes, we call them a thief. Should we not give the same name to one who could clothe the naked and does not? The bread in your cupboard belongs to the hungry; the coat unused in your closet belongs to the one who needs it; the shoes rotting in your closet belong to the one who has no shoes; the money which you hoard up belongs to the poor.
Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war and until there are no longer first-class and second-class citizens of any nation, until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes. And until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race, there is war. And until that day, the dream of lasting peace, world citizenship, rule of international morality, will remain but a fleeting illusion to be pursued, but never attained... now everywhere is war." - - Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia