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The fires of Liberty on these shores were stoked by the actions of the Crown, as documented in the Declaration. The actions of the Crown were hard on all the subjects in the Colonies, but unacceptable to a small percentage of the landed gentry, whose tireless efforts culminated in the Declaration of Independence and Revolutionary War. Had the King's actions been less onerous on the average subject in the Americas, the cries of the few for throwing off the shackles of tyranny would have been for naught. As it turned out, the cries were like the first coals catching fire in a forge.

Because we, the People, have allowed the Federal government to escape the bounds of the Constitution -- and helped that process along in most cases -- it is up to us to rein in the stampede of Federal tyranny. Liberty requires accountability, responsibility and limited government, and we must demand these things of our elected officials -- and of ourselves.