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- Not Yours To Give- David Crockett
- Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death- Patrick Henry
- Shall Liberty or Empire be Sought?- Patrick Henry

Virginia Resolves on the Stamp Act
Patrick Henry, 30 May 1765

[Text of Virginia Resolves from Morison, Sources and Documents , pp. 17-18]

In 1765 the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which placed a tax on newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets and broadsides, all kinds of legal documents, insurance policies, ship’s papers, licenses, dice and playing cards. This led to widespread protest in the American colonies, and to the slogan, “No taxation without representation!”

The Virginia legislature did not actually adopt the fifth and sixth resolves, which were quite radical, but this document, including all six resolves, was published widely in newspapers across the colonies. Therefore, colonists were exposed to Henry’s radical ideas, and this document served as influential propaganda for the cause. Eight other colonies followed suit and had adopted similar resolves by the end of 1765.

Virginia Resolves. On May 29, 1765, the House of Burgesses of Virginia came to the following resolutions:

Whereas the honorable House of Commons in England have late drawn into question how far the general assembly of this colony has power to enact laws for laying taxes and imposing duties payable to the pope of this his majesty’s most ancient colony — For settling and ascertaining the same to all future times, the House of Burgesses of this present general assembly have come to the several following resolutions:

Resolved, That the first adventurers and settlers of this his majesty’s colony and dominion of Virginia brought with them and transmitted to their posterity and all others, his majesty’s subjects since inhabiting in this is majesty’s colony, all the privileges and immunities that have at any time been held, enjoyed, and possessed by the people of Great Britain.

Resolved, That by the two royal charters granted by King James the First, the colonists aforesaid are declared entitled to all privileges of faithful, liege, and natural born subjects, to all intents and purposes, as if they had been abiding and born within the realm of England.

Resolved, That his majesty’s liege people of this his most ancient colony have enjoyed the right being thus governed by their own assembly, in the article of taxes and internal police; and that the same have never been forfeited or any other way yielded up, but have been constantly recognized by the kind and people of Great Britain.

Resolved therefore, That the general assembly of the colony, together with his majesty or his substitute have in their representative capacity the only exclusive right and power to levy taxes and impositions on the inhabitants of this colony and that every attempt to vest such a power in any person or persons whatsoever other than the general assembly aforesaid is illegal, unconstitutional, and unjust, and ahs a manifest tendency to destroy British, as well as American freedom.

The following resolves were not passed, though drawn up by the committee.They are inserted as a specimen of the first and early energies of the Old Dominion, as Virginia is often called.

Resolved, That his majesty’s liege people, the inhabitants of this colony, are not bound to yield obedience to any law or ordinance whatsoever designed to impose any taxation whatsoever upon them, other than the laws and ordinances of the general assembly aforesaid.

Resolved, That any person who shall by speaking or writing maintain that any person or persons other than the general assembly of this colony have any right or power to impose or lay any taxation whatsoever on the people here shall be deemed an enemy to this his majesty’s colony.

Version published widely in newspapers, with additional resolution. There were also some variations from publication to publication:

Resolved, That the first adventurers and settlers of this His Majesty’s Colony and Dominion of Virginia brought with them, and transmitted to their posterity, and all other of His Majesty’s subjects since inhabiting this His Majesty’s said Colony, all the liberties, privileges, franchises, and immunities, that have at any time been held, enjoyed, and possessed, by the people of Great Britain.

Resolved, That by two royal charters, granted by King James the First, the colonists aforesaid are declared entitled to all liberties, privileges, and immunities of denizens and natural subjects, to all intents and purposes, as if they had been abiding and born within the realm of England.

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In preparation of the this years upcoming 4th of July Celebrations we are taking a look back at the events that have helped Americas pursuit of Liberty. So whether you celebrate by watching fireworks or decorating with mini lights in the same colors as our country’s flag you will hopefully find some interesting information below.

In addition, you will gain a better understanding of what the founders meant by the terms Life, Liberty and Property in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of 1787.

- The Practical Implications of Liberty Stephen Valentine Hodos
- Who Was Thaddeus Kosciusko? R. Abraham Edwards
- American Liberty Jonathan D. Detwiler
- Locke & Logical Conclusions Stephen Valentine Hodos
- On Property R. Abraham Edwards
- Is Liberty Unlimited? Jonathan D. Detwiler

The Practical Implications of Liberty
Stephen Valentine Hodos

Recently, in the “Life, Liberty and Property” series, much ground has been covered on issues very important to an understanding of the American heritage. As this is the last article in the series, a reiteration of some of the core concepts already touched upon should help to reinforce what has already been covered in order to provide grounds for a concluding presentation on the real life application that necessarily follows from a proper understanding of these basic human rights.

It is important to note that while life, liberty, and property may bring to mind three distinct concepts, each one is tied intrinsically to the other two. Without the concept of life the concepts of liberty and property are meaningless, and vice versa.

Since the terms life, liberty, and property all refer to abstract concepts it is also important to remember that abstractions are a result of human thought. Human thought is intrinsically linked to the concept of human individuality due to the fact that only individuals have minds. As a result, common sense alone tells us that a collective does not have the capacity to think. It is only individuals that have the capacity to reason, regardless of whether or not they belong to any over-arching organization, i.e., collective.

If man is endowed with reason, and the necessary consequence of being endowed with reason is liberty, and if life, liberty and property are ultimately corollary concepts, then it must follow that man possesses an intrinsic right to life, liberty and property. They are the natural and unavoidable result of his rationality. Jefferson preferred using the words ìpursuit of happinessî over the term “property.” While we may speculate as to his reasoning, there can be no doubt that he meant to incorporate in his definition everything that Locke meant when referring to life, liberty and property.

Now for the practical application:
Rights are not privileges endowed by the state. A government that infringes upon the intrinsic rights of man, therefore, sacrifices its legitimacy entirely. Sadly, such is the state of our government today. It is only due to government inculcation and mis-education that the citizenry of any nation may find themselves lacking the ability to determine the legitimacy of any authority which presides over them. In America today it is mis-education, often coupled with the implicit threat of force, which brings so many Americans to allow an illegitimate government to trample their rights on a daily basis. As Alan Moore writes in his classic of political fiction, ìPeople should not fear their governments; governments should fear their people.” 1

When man employs his reason and consequently recognizes his own intrinsic rights, he has a myriad of options as to how to express those rights. Furthermore, wherever any form of government has been established to protect manís rights, man should then have the ability to appeal to the government for justice when those rights are infringed upon. If, tragically, government refuses to enforce the justice which it is supposed to preserve (such as is the case when it is the government itself which commits the usurpation,) then man may either sit back and allow the government to someday continue itís illegitimate reign over his children or he may attempt to strike change. Change can come by many routes. One such route was successfully found by the founding fathers of our nation. Another route is currently being proposed by an organization called the Free State Project. The Free State Project is a group which seeks to find 20,000 individuals across the U.S. who are actually committed to the preservation of liberty. The idea is that if and when 20,000 people have signed up in support of the Free State Project, those same 20,000 people will move to the state of New Hampshire, a state already full of people dedicated to liberty. Please be aware, this is more then just a plug for the Free State Project. Certainly, a reasonable individual may choose to move to Alaska, as one example, where by illegally squatting on uncultivated land, he might evade detection for most or all of his life time and, in so doing, be free of the burdens of an over-bearing government. Surely, a few have probably taken similar routes. Yet, should one have to remove himself from civil society and return to a state of nature in order to alleviate the encroachment of government on his life? Thomas Jefferson stated that every generation should have its own revolution. Certainly, this would be another option. Unfortunately, government schools have put this nation into such a deplorable state of affairs that the majority of the citizenry are completely unaware of what their rights are and why those rights exist in the first place. Before any such revolution might take place, a good education must first be had by the general populace.

Conclusion:
Human reasonability necessitates certain individual rights. So it is that life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and the acquisition of property all presuppose one major tenet: that man is reasonable. Without the capacity for reason man is no higher than an animal and has no rights but to kill and be killed. Self-awareness is man coming to terms with his own existence; reflection is the process by which this is accomplished. If we wish to forestall the further usurpation of our rights, we must first start thinking and not gape with fear at intellectual pursuits. This holds true for every individual on the face of the planet. If we expect our rights to be acknowledged we must first show that we are, in fact, agents of reason.

Man is born with inalienable rights. Because these rights are inalienable, because man is born as an agent of reason, because it is man, the individual united with other individuals who establish governments for the protection of private property, we have the right to demonstrate our reason and our rights in the pursuit of justice. If and when any government is found to be no longer properly executing its responsibilities to the governed, if instead of preserving life, liberty and property it is found to be destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish that government. Take it from the men who crafted our government – they rioted over a tea tax. Remember, comfort today may cost us the lives of our children or theirs after them. Do we really want it to come to that? While putting knowledge to use may sometimes prove difficult, knowledge and understanding are void of value when action does not follow.