Well everyone it is 10:15 pm and we just got home from Atlanta. Let me just say that Bob and I both experienced an awesome meeting in Atlanta with a great bunch of people who have realized the truth about the fraudulant income tax that has been forced on the American People. I have brought home a lot of info and will start sharing it with all of you tomorrow. And yes Doug Kenline you beat me to the blog tonight. It was so nice to meet you and the other Georgia WTP delegates today. For tonight we are going to get some rest so we can go to church in the morning and witness our little 5 month old grandson, Matthew, dedicated to the Lord by mom and dad. We are very proud grandparents. So, Check back tomorrow evening for a new series of Think About It articles that will include info from 3 of the greatest Ex-IRS agents I have ever met.
See you tomorrow here at the Blog Site.
God Bless
Elaine
"The spirit of the times may alter, will alter.
Our rulers will become corrupt, our people careless...
From the conclusion of this war we shall be going downhill.
It will not then be necessary to resort every moment to the people for
support.
They will be forgotten, therefore, and their rights disregarded.
They will forget themselves, but in the sole faculty of making money, and
will never think of uniting to affect a due respect for their rights.
The shackles, therefore...will be made heavier and heavier, till our rights
shall revive or expire in a convulsion."
~Thomas Jefferson~
Saturday, September 28, 2002
Friday, September 27, 2002
"You Shall Know The Truth And The Truth Shall Set You Free"!
I received an email from Larken Rose this morning and that is the topic of today's Think About It. How many of you know something is wrong with the confiscatory taxes the American People are forced (voluntary?) to pay now. How many of you are seeing people working harder for less and barely making ends meet? There is truth out there that will set the American People free if they choose to seek it. Larken Rose has a website: Theft By Deception
Below is a quote from the site:
"The misrepresentation and misapplication of the United States federal income tax constitutes the largest acquisition of wealth by way of deception in history. A handful of government lawyers fabricated an intricate maze of legalese which created a perfectly Constitutional tax (a tax on income derived from certain types of international and foreign commerce), but which at the same time could easily be misread to give the impression that the income of all Americans is subject to the tax.
For decades the American people have been conditioned to believe that the income tax applies to their income, and have been trained to pay “their” taxes. All the while, hidden in the labyrinth of statutes and regulations, the law itself showed that the federal income tax was never “their taxes” at all. (Insisting that someone pay an “income tax” when that person receives no taxable income is equivalent to insisting that someone pay a whiskey-importing tax when the person does not import whiskey.)
This deception has been so successful for so long that now most people find it difficult to even begin to doubt the “conventional wisdom” on the subject. When one first reads this web page he may instinctively think “that can’t possibly be true.” However, the average citizen will also admit that he surrenders his hard-earned money to the IRS solely because of an assumption, not because he has ever seen the law for himself.
(Ironically, the flawed “conventional wisdom” has been greatly strengthened by the so-called “tax protestor” movement, which has for decades spread flawed and often nonsensical arguments, usually arguing that there is something wrong with the law, because they too were ignorant about what the law itself actually says.)
In addition to misleading the public, the government lawyers who orchestrated this scheme also misrepresented the law to their own subordinates in the IRS, knowingly allowing them to misapply the law, and allowing Americans who never owed the tax to be harassed, robbed, and even imprisoned. The general public’s false assumptions are shared by the vast majority of IRS employees (who demand money from those who do not owe it), and by the tax professionals (who incorrectly tell most Americans that they owe the tax). All the while, the few inside the system who knew the truth allowed the American people to make this trillion-dollar “mistake” year after year."
Do we dare peel back the curtain called deception and begin to ask, no demand our leaders explain why they have unconstitutionally pillaged the American people and lied to keep the deception going? I pray to the Lord that we will. Visit the site and read the rest of the article that the above excerpt was taken from. Begin to learn the truth. I promise you if you will seek the truth, all of a sudden a light bulb will click on and you will see the truth in technicolor. Order that video today. Bob and I have and it will blow your mind at to what has happened. Go To: Theft By Deception
God Bless America
Elaine
P.S. Bob and I will be at the meeting this weekend with Joseph Bannister, Sherry Peel Jackson, and John Turner, all ex-IRS agents and CPA's, who are traveling throughout this country teaching the truth to the people. I hope to be bringing back some awesome information to Think About!
Below is a quote from the site:
"The misrepresentation and misapplication of the United States federal income tax constitutes the largest acquisition of wealth by way of deception in history. A handful of government lawyers fabricated an intricate maze of legalese which created a perfectly Constitutional tax (a tax on income derived from certain types of international and foreign commerce), but which at the same time could easily be misread to give the impression that the income of all Americans is subject to the tax.
For decades the American people have been conditioned to believe that the income tax applies to their income, and have been trained to pay “their” taxes. All the while, hidden in the labyrinth of statutes and regulations, the law itself showed that the federal income tax was never “their taxes” at all. (Insisting that someone pay an “income tax” when that person receives no taxable income is equivalent to insisting that someone pay a whiskey-importing tax when the person does not import whiskey.)
This deception has been so successful for so long that now most people find it difficult to even begin to doubt the “conventional wisdom” on the subject. When one first reads this web page he may instinctively think “that can’t possibly be true.” However, the average citizen will also admit that he surrenders his hard-earned money to the IRS solely because of an assumption, not because he has ever seen the law for himself.
(Ironically, the flawed “conventional wisdom” has been greatly strengthened by the so-called “tax protestor” movement, which has for decades spread flawed and often nonsensical arguments, usually arguing that there is something wrong with the law, because they too were ignorant about what the law itself actually says.)
In addition to misleading the public, the government lawyers who orchestrated this scheme also misrepresented the law to their own subordinates in the IRS, knowingly allowing them to misapply the law, and allowing Americans who never owed the tax to be harassed, robbed, and even imprisoned. The general public’s false assumptions are shared by the vast majority of IRS employees (who demand money from those who do not owe it), and by the tax professionals (who incorrectly tell most Americans that they owe the tax). All the while, the few inside the system who knew the truth allowed the American people to make this trillion-dollar “mistake” year after year."
Do we dare peel back the curtain called deception and begin to ask, no demand our leaders explain why they have unconstitutionally pillaged the American people and lied to keep the deception going? I pray to the Lord that we will. Visit the site and read the rest of the article that the above excerpt was taken from. Begin to learn the truth. I promise you if you will seek the truth, all of a sudden a light bulb will click on and you will see the truth in technicolor. Order that video today. Bob and I have and it will blow your mind at to what has happened. Go To: Theft By Deception
God Bless America
Elaine
P.S. Bob and I will be at the meeting this weekend with Joseph Bannister, Sherry Peel Jackson, and John Turner, all ex-IRS agents and CPA's, who are traveling throughout this country teaching the truth to the people. I hope to be bringing back some awesome information to Think About!
Thursday, September 26, 2002
Who Said America Was Not A Christian Nation?
You can find this document and thousands of other historical documents at : The Yale: Avalon Project
The Mayflower Compact is a document I studied a long time ago. I found it today again at the Yale site and thought you might enjoy reading it. We were founded for the "Advancement of the Christian Faith"!!! This will confirm the truth that has been ignored in this country.
Hope you enjoy.
Elaine
Mayflower Compact 1620
Agreement Between the Settlers at New Plymouth : 1620
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first Colony in the northern Parts of Virginia; Do by these Presents, solemnly and mutually, in the Presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid: And by Virtue hereof do enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions, and Officers, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general Good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due Submission and Obedience. IN WITNESS whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape-Cod the eleventh of November, in the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King James, of England, France, and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth, Anno Domini; 1620.
Mr. John Carver,
Mr. William Bradford,
Mr Edward Winslow,
Mr. William Brewster.
Isaac Allerton,
Myles Standish,
John Alden,
John Turner,
Francis Eaton,
James Chilton,
John Craxton,
John Billington,
Joses Fletcher,
John Goodman,
Mr. Samuel Fuller,
Mr. Christopher Martin,
Mr. William Mullins,
Mr. William White,
Mr. Richard Warren,
John Howland,
Mr. Steven Hopkins,
Digery Priest,
Thomas Williams,
Gilbert Winslow,
Edmund Margesson,
Peter Brown,
Richard Britteridge
George Soule,
Edward Tilly,
John Tilly,
Francis Cooke,
Thomas Rogers,
Thomas Tinker,
John Ridgdale
Edward Fuller,
Richard Clark,
Richard Gardiner,
Mr. John Allerton,
Thomas English,
Edward Doten,
Edward Liester.
"The spirit of the times may alter, will alter.
Our rulers will become corrupt, our people careless...
From the conclusion of this war we shall be going downhill.
It will not then be necessary to resort every moment to the people for
support.
They will be forgotten, therefore, and their rights disregarded.
They will forget themselves, but in the sole faculty of making money, and
will never think of uniting to affect a due respect for their rights.
The shackles, therefore...will be made heavier and heavier, till our rights
shall revive or expire in a convulsion."
~Thomas Jefferson~
The Mayflower Compact is a document I studied a long time ago. I found it today again at the Yale site and thought you might enjoy reading it. We were founded for the "Advancement of the Christian Faith"!!! This will confirm the truth that has been ignored in this country.
Hope you enjoy.
Elaine
Mayflower Compact 1620
Agreement Between the Settlers at New Plymouth : 1620
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first Colony in the northern Parts of Virginia; Do by these Presents, solemnly and mutually, in the Presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid: And by Virtue hereof do enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions, and Officers, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general Good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due Submission and Obedience. IN WITNESS whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape-Cod the eleventh of November, in the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King James, of England, France, and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth, Anno Domini; 1620.
Mr. John Carver,
Mr. William Bradford,
Mr Edward Winslow,
Mr. William Brewster.
Isaac Allerton,
Myles Standish,
John Alden,
John Turner,
Francis Eaton,
James Chilton,
John Craxton,
John Billington,
Joses Fletcher,
John Goodman,
Mr. Samuel Fuller,
Mr. Christopher Martin,
Mr. William Mullins,
Mr. William White,
Mr. Richard Warren,
John Howland,
Mr. Steven Hopkins,
Digery Priest,
Thomas Williams,
Gilbert Winslow,
Edmund Margesson,
Peter Brown,
Richard Britteridge
George Soule,
Edward Tilly,
John Tilly,
Francis Cooke,
Thomas Rogers,
Thomas Tinker,
John Ridgdale
Edward Fuller,
Richard Clark,
Richard Gardiner,
Mr. John Allerton,
Thomas English,
Edward Doten,
Edward Liester.
"The spirit of the times may alter, will alter.
Our rulers will become corrupt, our people careless...
From the conclusion of this war we shall be going downhill.
It will not then be necessary to resort every moment to the people for
support.
They will be forgotten, therefore, and their rights disregarded.
They will forget themselves, but in the sole faculty of making money, and
will never think of uniting to affect a due respect for their rights.
The shackles, therefore...will be made heavier and heavier, till our rights
shall revive or expire in a convulsion."
~Thomas Jefferson~
IS FREEDOM JUST AN EMPTY WORD!!!
Devvy Kidd heads the Freedom Drive activities for We The People.. This article makes some sense as to the excuses for not standing up (peacefully) against government tyrrany. Is freedom just a word or does the Constitution really mean something to us? Our forefathers stated that they were going to bind the government,"with chains to the Constitution". Now we have such leftist as Alan Dershowitz stating, " We have NO unalienable rights. The Constitution is merely a piece of paper. Government should not be restrained because it can do good things for people".
Well that is a fine kettle of fish!!! If lawyers are being taught that type of tripe, then no wonder citizens are not being treated fairly in the courts of this land.
To read Devvy's article, go to: Is Freedom Just An Empty Word
God Bless America
Elaine
Well that is a fine kettle of fish!!! If lawyers are being taught that type of tripe, then no wonder citizens are not being treated fairly in the courts of this land.
To read Devvy's article, go to: Is Freedom Just An Empty Word
God Bless America
Elaine
Wednesday, September 25, 2002
Thank You Joseph Farah
Thanks go to Joseph Farah of World Net Daily For this Unbelievable Article: THE POOR IRS
WAY TO GO! "WE THE PEOPLE" UNITES WITH THE SAWGRASS REBELLION!
Good morning everyone,
I am pleased to post this article for all to read. We the People is uniting with the Sawgrass Rebellion in Floridia. What this means is that the groups who love our country and are fed up with the loss of rights and the pillage of our wallets are finally coming together as one voice. This means votes and it means that the politicians will either listen or get voted out! We have a long way to go but the movement to restore our constitutional freedoms is stronger than ever.
May God Once Again Bless Our Great Country.
Elaine
Here is the article:
WTP Backs Property Rights Drive: The "Sawgrass Rebellion"
Warm-up for Freedom Drive Show America How Its Done
On October 17, 18 and 19, 2002, South Florida residents will get their turn to speak out against extremist environmentalism and runaway bureaucracy. The Sawgrass Rebellion, Florida's version of the successful "Sagebrush Rebellion" phenomenon, is coming. Two multi-state convoys, one starting in Oregon, and the other in Ohio, will travel through 21 states on their way to Florida for the biggest pro-Fifth Amendment rallies ever held.
Convoys and rallies held in the Western and Midwestern states have proven the old saying: "The world is run by those who show up."
The We The People Congress fully supports this effort and hopes it serves as an omen for those in DC that will witness the arrival of Freedom Drive 2002 on November 14th. The People have had enough.
In 1999, federal Forest Service bureaucrats in Nevada working the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest prohibited reconstruction of two miles of dirt road in the bottom of the remote Jarbidge River canyon in far northern Nevada.
In 2000, farmers along the Big and Little Darby Creeks in Ohio were told that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) coveted 50,000 acres of their community for a National Wildlife Refuge.
Last year saw the "Bucket Brigade" protest in Klamath Falls, Oregon which was sparked by a total irrigation water shutdown by federal authorities in the Klamath Basin. Environmentalists had sued over a sucker fish, and when they won, the water was turned off by armed federal authorities and Basin area farmers lost a year's crop worth over $100,000,000.
In all three cases, thousands of Americans convoyed hundreds and even thousands of miles to "show up" at noisy rallies to confront the federal government in support of fellow Americans who needed help.
It worked. The road in Nevada is to be rebuilt, the Ohio refuge proposal is dead, and the water is back on in Oregon. (...continued)
Visit the We The People Site today and find out what is happening: Go to Give Me Liberty
"The spirit of the times may alter, will alter.
Our rulers will become corrupt, our people careless...
From the conclusion of this war we shall be going downhill.
It will not then be necessary to resort every moment to the people for
support.
They will be forgotten, therefore, and their rights disregarded.
They will forget themselves, but in the sole faculty of making money, and
will never think of uniting to affect a due respect for their rights.
The shackles, therefore...will be made heavier and heavier, till our rights
shall revive or expire in a convulsion."
~Thomas Jefferson~
I am pleased to post this article for all to read. We the People is uniting with the Sawgrass Rebellion in Floridia. What this means is that the groups who love our country and are fed up with the loss of rights and the pillage of our wallets are finally coming together as one voice. This means votes and it means that the politicians will either listen or get voted out! We have a long way to go but the movement to restore our constitutional freedoms is stronger than ever.
May God Once Again Bless Our Great Country.
Elaine
Here is the article:
WTP Backs Property Rights Drive: The "Sawgrass Rebellion"
Warm-up for Freedom Drive Show America How Its Done
On October 17, 18 and 19, 2002, South Florida residents will get their turn to speak out against extremist environmentalism and runaway bureaucracy. The Sawgrass Rebellion, Florida's version of the successful "Sagebrush Rebellion" phenomenon, is coming. Two multi-state convoys, one starting in Oregon, and the other in Ohio, will travel through 21 states on their way to Florida for the biggest pro-Fifth Amendment rallies ever held.
Convoys and rallies held in the Western and Midwestern states have proven the old saying: "The world is run by those who show up."
The We The People Congress fully supports this effort and hopes it serves as an omen for those in DC that will witness the arrival of Freedom Drive 2002 on November 14th. The People have had enough.
In 1999, federal Forest Service bureaucrats in Nevada working the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest prohibited reconstruction of two miles of dirt road in the bottom of the remote Jarbidge River canyon in far northern Nevada.
In 2000, farmers along the Big and Little Darby Creeks in Ohio were told that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) coveted 50,000 acres of their community for a National Wildlife Refuge.
Last year saw the "Bucket Brigade" protest in Klamath Falls, Oregon which was sparked by a total irrigation water shutdown by federal authorities in the Klamath Basin. Environmentalists had sued over a sucker fish, and when they won, the water was turned off by armed federal authorities and Basin area farmers lost a year's crop worth over $100,000,000.
In all three cases, thousands of Americans convoyed hundreds and even thousands of miles to "show up" at noisy rallies to confront the federal government in support of fellow Americans who needed help.
It worked. The road in Nevada is to be rebuilt, the Ohio refuge proposal is dead, and the water is back on in Oregon. (...continued)
Visit the We The People Site today and find out what is happening: Go to Give Me Liberty
"The spirit of the times may alter, will alter.
Our rulers will become corrupt, our people careless...
From the conclusion of this war we shall be going downhill.
It will not then be necessary to resort every moment to the people for
support.
They will be forgotten, therefore, and their rights disregarded.
They will forget themselves, but in the sole faculty of making money, and
will never think of uniting to affect a due respect for their rights.
The shackles, therefore...will be made heavier and heavier, till our rights
shall revive or expire in a convulsion."
~Thomas Jefferson~
Tuesday, September 24, 2002
Is It The Twilight Zone!!! Think About It.....
The link here is to the World Net Daily Article on the Earth Charter and their Ark Of The Covenant!! Yes, they have one. They are serious and they are on the move. Who is they? This article on the New World Order will tell you. This is really one to think about!
Go to: Rockefeller Sponsered- Socialism
"The spirit of the times may alter, will alter.
Our rulers will become corrupt, our people careless...
From the conclusion of this war we shall be going downhill.
It will not then be necessary to resort every moment to the people for
support.
They will be forgotten, therefore, and their rights disregarded.
They will forget themselves, but in the sole faculty of making money, and
will never think of uniting to affect a due respect for their rights.
The shackles, therefore...will be made heavier and heavier, till our rights
shall revive or expire in a convulsion."
~Thomas Jefferson~
Go to: Rockefeller Sponsered- Socialism
"The spirit of the times may alter, will alter.
Our rulers will become corrupt, our people careless...
From the conclusion of this war we shall be going downhill.
It will not then be necessary to resort every moment to the people for
support.
They will be forgotten, therefore, and their rights disregarded.
They will forget themselves, but in the sole faculty of making money, and
will never think of uniting to affect a due respect for their rights.
The shackles, therefore...will be made heavier and heavier, till our rights
shall revive or expire in a convulsion."
~Thomas Jefferson~
Monday, September 23, 2002
What The Money Masters Plan For America!!!
I read this article today and it should alarm all Freedom Loving Americans. Enron was just the tip of the iceberg. Joan Veon, an expert on the New World Order and Globalist Movement enlightens us on what is really happening. This will shock you. Go to: The Final Thrust
You Can Order Joan's Latest Book, The United Nations Global Straight Jacket: At Her Site: Joan Veon: The Womens GroupHere is an excerpt from the book:
"Globalization is the color which the world is being painted. I have defined it as "the blending together of economies, people, laws, politics, monies, and social ethics into one." The passage of the 1980 Depositary Institution De-regulation and Monetary Control Act not only lifted any restrictions which banks had to pay on deposits but tore down any rules prohibiting Americans from investing outside of the country. According to Lord Meghan Desai, a professor at the London School of Economics, it was de- regulation which birthed globalism and the Group of Seven who fostered and set in motion all of the forces, plans, strategies, and global institutions to accomplish the Herculean task of taking autonomous countries as well as banks, businesses, manufactures, etc. and blending them into one through mergers and acquisitions and standardization."
You Can Order Joan's Latest Book, The United Nations Global Straight Jacket: At Her Site: Joan Veon: The Womens GroupHere is an excerpt from the book:
"Globalization is the color which the world is being painted. I have defined it as "the blending together of economies, people, laws, politics, monies, and social ethics into one." The passage of the 1980 Depositary Institution De-regulation and Monetary Control Act not only lifted any restrictions which banks had to pay on deposits but tore down any rules prohibiting Americans from investing outside of the country. According to Lord Meghan Desai, a professor at the London School of Economics, it was de- regulation which birthed globalism and the Group of Seven who fostered and set in motion all of the forces, plans, strategies, and global institutions to accomplish the Herculean task of taking autonomous countries as well as banks, businesses, manufactures, etc. and blending them into one through mergers and acquisitions and standardization."
Words Of Wisdom From The Past!
President Lincoln's Words are as pertinent today as they were when he spoke them. Apathy and Self -Will run riot, is threatnening our very existence as a free people. It is easy for us to stand together when there is a threat from a foreign source who wants to destroy our way of life. It is easy to stand against those who would try to harm our family and home. It is harder to get a people to see that some of the threats to their freedom could come from their own government where enemies of freedom have slowly obtained power through cunning and craft. The Apostle Paul even warned against these types of people slinking into the Church of The Lord Jesus Christ. It amazes me that people will stay in churches who don't believe that the Word of God is inspired and Holy. I ask the question, Why are they preaching it? Doesn't the word hippocrit mean anything?
The battle to restore Constitutional Government to the people of this nation is not going to be any easier as days go by. The battle will be won when there is an informed public that is outraged with what our own government has done to us. When that day comes, No one will hold the people back. We can get informed and there are excellent materials available to show you what has happened to America. There is a video called, "Monopoly Men". You can order this at the World Net Daily Store. You may have to register once you get to the site. No charge for registration and this movie will start you on a journey into an education you never received in the government schools. To get your copy of Monopoly Men, go to the World Net Daily Store
"What constitutes the bulwark of our own liberty and independence? It is not our frowning battlements, our bristling sea coasts, our army and our navy ... Our reliance is in the love of liberty which God has planted in us. Our defense is in the spirit which prized liberty as the heritage of all men, in all lands everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism at your own doors. Familiarize yourselves with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them. Accustomed to trample on the rights of others, you have lost the genius of your own independence and become the fit subjects of the first cunning tyrant who rises among you." — President Lincoln's Speech at Edwardsville, Ill.,
Sept. 11, 1858 [underscore emphasis added]
The battle to restore Constitutional Government to the people of this nation is not going to be any easier as days go by. The battle will be won when there is an informed public that is outraged with what our own government has done to us. When that day comes, No one will hold the people back. We can get informed and there are excellent materials available to show you what has happened to America. There is a video called, "Monopoly Men". You can order this at the World Net Daily Store. You may have to register once you get to the site. No charge for registration and this movie will start you on a journey into an education you never received in the government schools. To get your copy of Monopoly Men, go to the World Net Daily Store
"What constitutes the bulwark of our own liberty and independence? It is not our frowning battlements, our bristling sea coasts, our army and our navy ... Our reliance is in the love of liberty which God has planted in us. Our defense is in the spirit which prized liberty as the heritage of all men, in all lands everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism at your own doors. Familiarize yourselves with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them. Accustomed to trample on the rights of others, you have lost the genius of your own independence and become the fit subjects of the first cunning tyrant who rises among you." — President Lincoln's Speech at Edwardsville, Ill.,
Sept. 11, 1858 [underscore emphasis added]
