Tom G. PalmerCato University

Annapolis, Maryland2011

And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine

Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor. Nine Lost Their Lives During the Struggle for

Independence; Five were imprisoned; Many lost their fortunes, either outfitting

troops, as a result of military action; Not one lost his sacred honor.

We can make a difference by acting in concert. We can also make a difference by acting individually.

What can one person do?

1. Educate Yourself to Become a Beacon of Information

“Advancement of Libertarian ideals requires that each of us . . . achieve that degree of excellence in understandingand exposition which will inspire others to seek one out as a tutor.” ---Leonard Read Founder, Foundation for Economic Education

2. Don’t Be Afraid to Speak Out

A. You Can Speak Out in a Dramatic Way, Entailing a Great Commitment….

Without This Woman’s Courage, How Much Freedom Would We Enjoy Today?Rosa Parks1913-2005

Without This Man’s Willingness to Stand Up, How Many People Would be in Jail for Love?

Dr. Franklin Kameny, 1925 --

Without This Woman’s Courage, How Secure Would Property Be?

Without This Woman’s Courage, How Secure Would Property Be?

Susette Kelo Lead Plaintiff in Kelo v.

New London “The specter of

condemnation hangs over all property. Nothing is to prevent the State from replacing any Motel 6 with a Ritz-Carlton, any home with a shopping mall, or any farm with a factory.” Justice Sandra Day O ﾕ

Connor

Susette Kelo Lead Plaintiff in Kelo v.

New London “The specter of

condemnation hangs over all property. Nothing is to prevent the State from replacing any Motel 6 with a Ritz-Carlton, any home with a shopping mall, or any farm with a factory.” Justice Sandra Day O ﾕ

Connor

How Secure Would Our Right to Keep and Bear Arms Be Without this man?

Robert LevyPrime Mover in the Heller v. DCCase that Clarified that the SecondAmendment Secures an IndividualRight to Keep and Bear Arms

Letters to the Editor

B. You Can Speak Out in Less Dramatic Ways

Letters to Elected Representatives

Questions at City Council Meetings, Campaign Events, and Constituent Meetings

3. Give a Book to a Friend or a High School Student

You Can Dramatically Change the Course of a Person’s Life

What can you do in cooperation with

others?

1. You Can Organize a Local Group to Combat Injustice and Promote Liberty

2. You Can Organize a Local Group to Combat Injustice and Promote Liberty

Anti-Tax

Pro-Peace

Pro-School Choice

Pro-Property Rights Protection

Pro-Health Freedom

Anti-Drug War Pro-Spending Control

3. You Can Provide Financial Support to Existing Groups

Institute for Justice

Foundation for Economic Education

National Taxpayers Union

Cato Institute

Institute for Humane Studies

Competitive Enterprise Institute

Americans for Limited Government

Bill of Rights Foundation

Atlas Economic Research Foundation

Drug Policy Foundation

NORML

Mackinac Center

Cascade Institute

Heartland Institute

Students for Liberty

FreedomWorks

LEAP: Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

Goldwater Institute

Without This One Person, How Much Without This One Person, How Much Freedom Would We Have Today?Freedom Would We Have Today?

Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de GournayJacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay, , 1712-17591712-1759

Successful merchant and businessmanSuccessful merchant and businessman Intendant of Commerce, 1751-1758Intendant of Commerce, 1751-1758 Translator, financier, and publisher of works explaining Translator, financier, and publisher of works explaining

the free-marketthe free-market Promoter of the slogan “laissez-faire, laissez-passer”Promoter of the slogan “laissez-faire, laissez-passer” Teacher and mentor to Teacher and mentor to Anne Robert Jacques TurgotAnne Robert Jacques Turgot, in , in

turn a great promoter of freedom, friend and collaborator turn a great promoter of freedom, friend and collaborator of of Adam SmithAdam Smith, advisor to the , advisor to the American FoundersAmerican Founders, , enemy of slavery....and inspiration to a century of enemy of slavery....and inspiration to a century of classical liberals classical liberals

Let Us Celebrate the Sponsors of Liberty.....• On the marker for Sir

Christopher Wren, the great architect, buried in St. Paul’s Cathedral: LECTOR, SI MONUMENTUM REQUIRIS, CIRCUMSPICE.

• “Reader, if you seek his monument, look around you.”

• If you seek the monument to the supporters of liberty...look around you...at the freedom, the individuality, the progress, the wealth, and the prosperity of the modern world

Each of Us Can Have a Positive Impact

So What Are We Waiting for?

I Hope to See You Again in a Freer, Better World!

--Tom

By Making Liberty One of our Life Projects