Pete Hendrickson (@LostHorizons)

The Antiquity Of Freedom by William Cullen Bryant SHORTLY AFTER PUBLICATION OF CtC in 2003, corrupt actors in the IRS, the DOJ (sic) and in certain federal courts began their vicious decade-and-a-half effort to intimidate me into silence and to denigrate my work with contrived, fraud-based outcomes in their kangaroo courts (see https://losthorizons.com/Documents/CtCSuppression.htm). This, despite the facts that during all of that long assault and since, Americans in the hundreds of thousands have steadily proven me correct in both my research and analysis of the income tax and in my faith in the goodness and courage of my countrymen (see https://losthorizons.com/BulletinBoard.htm). As the assault ramped up and became evident in its character my mother, God rest her beautiful soul, gave me a copy of the poem below, accompanied by this note: "Peter, I know you will love this poem. It is the best I have encountered on the subject of Freedom." She was right. Now, as we close out a year in which liberty, the rule of law, and indeed, Western civilization itself have been under the worst assault ever waged against them, I am pleased to share this uplifting work with you. I believe that you, too, will find it compelling and heartening. Continued: https://losthorizons.com/N/174.htm#1