Frédéric Bastiat – A French Founding Father

Claude Frédéric Bastiat was born in 1801, in France. As he grew he experienced many of the hardships that come with Wars and Governement Economic intervention. Being an exporter by trade, he was able to see their effects first hand. Coming of age during the Napoleonic wars, and then living through another of France’s revolutions, he was seasoned with understanding of what an oppressive and overwhelming government can do to the people. He wrote many works and shared many speaches, seaking for a freeing of the economy and the people, rather than forcing them to live under monarchical or socialistic forces. He could be declared to be the Thomas Jefferson of France, well read, well written and easy to understand. We could all learn a great deal by reading some of his great although brief works like The Law.

“Try to imagine a regulation of labor imposed by force that is not a violation of liberty; a transfer of wealth imposed by force that is not a violation of property. If you cannot reconcile these contradictions, then you must conclude that the law cannot organize labor and industry without organizing injustice.” – from The Law

Cleon Skousen – The Smiling Patriot

Devoting almost his entire life to the promotion of principles of good government. Cleon Skousen is on of the Premier Pyro’s. He has written dozens of books on the subject of good government, and the founders of our country. Cleon was a country boy, but serving by J Edgar Hoover’s side in the FBI and as a Chief of Police for several years gave him a great base to understand the serious threats that lay in our way.

His efforts along with many other Pyro’s ignited fires within the people of this nation and created a wellspring of love for this country that helped us pull together and avert the great storms that were upon us as a nation at the time Jimmy Carter’s presidency. We owe him a great debt for his great service and ability to see and expound on principles in government. he is indeed among the highest and brightest of men that have lived in our modern times.

Many of Cleon’s works can be found at skousen2000.com.

Ron Paul – Old Reliable

A modern day Statesman, Ron Paul has shared principles of good sound government far and wide. Early in the 2008 Presidential campaign, he was a very popular candidate and put up quite a fight against the average establishment foes.

Although his presidential race is over, he continues to share principles of liberty and good government as a congressman and through inspiring others to grab hold of the title of liberty and learn the truth.

He has started the Campaign for Liberty movement and has released many books including his latest “The Revolution, A Manifesto“, Three Cheers for Dr. Paul.

Stephen Palmer – The Torchbearer

A galant conservator of the principles of liberty, Stephen Palmer strives each day to share and live the principles that the founders fostered in our great land. Stephen has strived to help create an online community and bastion of freedom at causeofliberty.com. There he and other community members share and edify eachother in their mission for liberty. We honor Stephen for being a true pyro in his own life. Keep that flame Burning.

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