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The Irrepressible American
Thomas
Jefferson, the third President of the
United States, warned that with freedom comes
duty. "All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for
people of good conscience to remain silent,"
wrote the author of the Declaration of Independence.
Jefferson’s “people of good conscience” are the
irrepressible Americans who refuse to be bullied
or intimated and fearlessly defend our God-given
rights as citizens of the greatest nation in world
history. They bleed "red, white, and blue" for love
of country, liberty, and self-determination. Their
hearts swell with pride at the sound of the Star
Spangled Banner. They salute the U.S. Flag
wherever it flies and thank God for the privilege
of being an American. To these patriots, faith is
foundational to life, family is precious, and
freedom is cherished.
In today’s America, the people of good
conscience include individuals like former
Congressman Devin Nunes, who first exposed one
of the greatest crimes in U.S. history, Russigate;
government whistleblower Tara Lee Rodas, who
fearlessly testified to Congress that the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services was
knowingly facilitating the trafficking of migrant
children at the southern border; Mark Houck, who
fought back after being persecuted for defending
his 12-year-old son from abortion activists, and
countless other whistleblowers, parents, and
business owners who would not be silenced,
risking it all to do the right thing for their fellow
Americans, children and family, and the nation.
In past generations, irrepressible patriots were
those like Paul Revere, who alerted the colonists
that the British were coming at the start of the
Revolutionary War, and Clara Barton, known as
the “Angel of the Battlefield” during the Civil War,
who helped establish the American Red Cross.
Irrepressible Americans recognize that freedom is
fragile. These patriots are repulsed by political
persecution and government corruption. They
stand up against tyrannical injustices as our
Founders did and embrace the fight for truth and
liberty as their duty and privilege as American
citizens. Yes, these are Jefferson’s people of
good conscience.
Our freedom and rights rest on the shoulders of
generations of fearless warriors who defended
our independence, self-determination, and liberty
and passed it down to their children and
grandchildren. When the battlelines were drawn,
they joined the ranks of the people of good
conscience — the irrepressible Americans. They
unselfishly stood up and spoke out to protect and
preserve our greatest blessings – faith, family, and
freedom for their fellow citizens.
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