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I seem to be on a roll with reading about some inspiring, relevant quotes. This came by way of Robin Williams’ “Man of the Year” movie.

In the movie, Robin Williams’ character quotes Mark Twain as saying “Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its one sure defense.”

Mark Twain is known for his irreverence in his writings and his views, but now more than ever do we need insight such as his, when too many people, for different reasons, want to stifle irreverence, and really just plain thinking and questioning authority. That is really what makes the United States of America great (or used to), that we challenged everything, from conventional wisdom to authoritarian rulers. We now seem so cowered by “terrorism” that we would give up all our rights to be a free people (and the home of the brave) to an unjust and undeserving administration just for the illusion of safety.