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Revolutionary FAQ'sMany men new to our organization, or those desirous of joining it, repeat the same frequently asked questions. Our leader has compiled answers to those we deem most pertinent.
When is revolution justified?This question is perhaps best answered by the great American revolutionary Thomas Jefferson, who said in his country's Declaration of Independence that all men were created equal, and endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Whenever any government becomes destructive of these ends, Jefferson continues, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it.
What are the aims of the Brothers of Liberty?We model our aims on the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, as proclaimed by the National Assembly of France just four years ago, in August of 1789. As was stated there, we believe that:
How is a revolution best won?If we can achieve our aims by peaceful means, then so be it. But if peace will not prevail, then in the words of the deeply mourned Marat (lately so savagely murdered), when public safety is in peril, the people must take power out of the hands of those to whom it is entrusted. We will not flinch from bloodshed.
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