Fire it takes to stay the course as an opposition publisher

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Most of the information used to write this article was taken from letters and newspaper articles compiled by Richard Rosenfeldt and published in his brilliant and extremely well-referenced book “American Aurora” (St. Martin's Press, 1997). American Aurora became my favorite book of all time when it was given to me in March 1998. Every time I pick it up I am refilled with the passion.


The interplay between the establishment presses and the Aurora and the written correspondence between the Founding Fathers provides an insight into the birth of our nation that is perhaps more job function email list accurate than what can be gleaned from text books. Upon revisiting American Aurora after Sept. 11, it was impossible to ignore the innumerable parallels one can draw between the events described above and the ones we are experiencing right this second.

The lesson learned here and in the article on page 6, wherein we discover that the Greeks had learned how to manipulate the minds of the masses by 800 B.C., is that the relationship between people and governments has not changed. We may like to think that “progress” has made us more civilized, but the truth is that “progress” and technology just enhances the power of governments to control the minds and actions of larger and larger groups of people.

Regardless of what happens, one thing is for certain, “While I respect and obey the laws of my country, I shall not be unmindful of the voice of conscience which tells me it is my duty to remain at my post when the liberties of my country are endangered