Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American RevolutionariesIn Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries, bestselling author Naomi Wolf illustrates the changes that can take place when ordinary citizens engage in the democratic system the way the founders intended and tells how to use that system, right now, to change your life, your community, and ultimately, the nation. As the practice of democracy becomes a lost art, Americans are increasingly desperate for a restored nation. Many have a general sense that the “system” is in disorder—if not on the road to functional collapse. But though it is easy to identify our political problems, the solutions are not always as clear. In Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries, bestselling author Naomi Wolf illustrates the breathtaking changes that can take place when ordinary citizens engage in the democratic system the way the founders intended and tells how to use that system, right now, to change your life, your community, and ultimately, the nation. |
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... ease” and lead them to act on behalf of a whole. In 1814, he wrote to a friend, Miles King, using “happiness” in the context of honesty, kindness, and respect for others' personal and religious freedoms: —16— naomi wolf.
... ease” and lead them to act on behalf of a whole. In 1814, he wrote to a friend, Miles King, using “happiness” in the context of honesty, kindness, and respect for others' personal and religious freedoms: —16— naomi wolf.
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... friend remarked that the words in the Declaration seemed to force one to ask of oneself, “Am I a revolutionary on behalf of freedom?” I realized that he was right. That is the question that the Declaration demands that each of us ask ...
... friend remarked that the words in the Declaration seemed to force one to ask of oneself, “Am I a revolutionary on behalf of freedom?” I realized that he was right. That is the question that the Declaration demands that each of us ask ...
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... friends and enemies; deserve the darkness that God would have in store for us; and even deserve the famine or violence that we might have to endure. “If we act unrighteously,” warned Winthrop in the often-elided paragraph, “... we shall ...
... friends and enemies; deserve the darkness that God would have in store for us; and even deserve the famine or violence that we might have to endure. “If we act unrighteously,” warned Winthrop in the often-elided paragraph, “... we shall ...
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... friend, Joshua Speed, who had advocated his right to own slaves and had argued, as many did at the time, that that right was enshrined in the Constitution. Lincoln noted that one reason he opposed slavery was that it made him feel ...
... friend, Joshua Speed, who had advocated his right to own slaves and had argued, as many did at the time, that that right was enshrined in the Constitution. Lincoln noted that one reason he opposed slavery was that it made him feel ...
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... little power!—as a U.S. citizen. Luckily, I ran into a friend, Curtis Ellis, who ran the press office for a congressman and who now as a political consultant trains ordinary people to run for office with an —43— Give Me Liberty.
... little power!—as a U.S. citizen. Luckily, I ran into a friend, Curtis Ellis, who ran the press office for a congressman and who now as a political consultant trains ordinary people to run for office with an —43— Give Me Liberty.
Contents
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We are required to speak freely | 91 |
We Have a Duty to rebel Continually | 105 |
ordinary People are supposed | 125 |
americans Cherish the rule of Law | 141 |
a New american revolution | 209 |
DriviNG CHaNGe | 215 |
become the Media yourself | 221 |
Produce New Media | 235 |
Protest | 245 |
staging a Protest | 251 |
How to speak in Any Public Context | 260 |
organize a town Hall Meeting | 271 |
america establishes No God | 157 |
americans Deliberate with | 173 |
Liberty is Universal america Cannot | 189 |
Become the leaders of America | 283 |
CreAte orCHANge | 293 |
organize a National HearingAnnette warren | 300 |
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