General Douglas MacArthur Quote

"Last, but by no means least, courage -- moral courage, the courage of one’s convictions, the courage to see things through. The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It’s the age-old struggle -- the roar of the crowd on one side and the voice of your conscience on the other."

by:	General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) WWII Supreme Allied Commander of the Southwest Pacific, Supreme United Nations Commander
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Categories:	Conscience, Conspiracy, Conviction, Courage, Morals, Self-Determination
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Who has the moral courage to exert the convictions of one's heart, liberty and freedom? Who understands - "there is no difference, in principle – but only in degree – between political and chattel slavery. The former, no less than the latter, denies a man’s ownership of himself and the products of his labor; and asserts that other men may own him, and dispose of him and his property, for their uses, and at their pleasure." (Lysander Spooner) It is clear that compelled compliance, license, victimless crimes, larceny with impunity (life, property, income taxes; funny money, etc), denial of an individual's inalienable sovereign rights and all other man/god legal positivisms' that promote despotism are degrees and forms of slavery. The roar of the crowd is for more bread, circus and debauchery. Who has the courage of conviction to stand in liberty and freedom?  -- Mike, Norwalk      3
He did this when he stood up to Harry Truman on giving away Korea when we had it won.  -- cal, lewisville, tx      2
-- Ronw13, ID
Courage is rarely encouraged when the politicians are counting on fear to be the driving factor for their usurpations.  When fear trumps courage, oppression is not far behind.  -- E Archer, NYC      2
Government's replacement of bravery with fear is partly couched in the concept of safety and security. Tyrannous malefactors spew their religious dogma that it is a primary responsibility of government (carnal god's priesthood) to keep their serfs and slaves safe and secure. Hellen Keller said: “Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.” (Helen Keller). Safety is uniquely an element of Admiralty law, not the "law of nature" (Declaration of Independence) or the "Lord's perfect law of liberty". When politicians or others within positions of authority and power present safety or security of people as the moral and legal basis for their usurpations, they do so by an elevation of Admiralty law over common law, nature's law and law of the land. John Locke (second to the bible quoted source for the Constitution) claimed government's duty was to protect "rights" of the people, not the people themselves (a government of law vs a government of men)  -- Mike, Norwalk      2

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