The Warning

On Page 160 of his book, Plunder And Deceit, Mark Levin writes and quotes 19th century Associate Supreme Court Justice, Joseph Story about what happens when once virtuous, vigilant, alert and engaged citizens, of a great nation and constitutional republic like ours, cede liberty and ground to authoritarian forces ready to take over the government: 'The great mass of human calamities, in all ages, has been the result of bad government, or ill adjusted government; of a capricious exercise of power, a fluctuating public policy, a degrading tyranny, or a desolating ambition.' The fundamental objects of all free governments, Story declared, are 'the protection and preservation of personal rights, the private property, and the public liberties of the whole people. Without accomplishing these ends, the government may, indeed, be called free, but it is a mere mockery, and a vain, fantastic shadow.'" As we edge ever closer to a Marxist totalitarian takeover of our legal machinery, our culture, and the abrogation of our constitutional guarantees, it appears that Story's nightmare is coming to pass. We still have time to save our nation, but the hour is late.