Remember, remember the fifth of November!
The Gun Powder Treason and Plot!
I know of no reason
Why the Gun Powder Treason
Should ever be forgot!
Hope you all had a great Guy Fawkes day. To those of you who joined us for our moVie Night celebration via “V for Vendetta”, I hope you enjoyed the film and didn’t think it was too long. I love the following quote which was actually from Goethe’s Faust: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. “By the power of truth I, while living, have conquered the universe”
In case you didn’t know, the Gun Powder Treason was an attempt in 1605 to blow up Parliament, thereby assassinating King James I and most of the aristocracy. It was headed by the namesake Guy Fawkes, and their aim was to secure religious freedom to practice as Catholics from an oppressive Protestant government. No, we’re not advocating blowing up anything. But we are in support of individuals acting on their own behalf to secure their rights, not idly expecting politicians to do it for us.
V: “People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.”
I’m almost positive there is a James Madison quote that is very similar. I’ll have to look for it.
MP
MLWGS Students for Liberty 