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The '''Cato Letters''' were a collection of essays written by two 18th century Englishmen, [[John Trenchard]] and [[Tomas Gordon]]. The essays condemned government tyranny and called for the advancement of civil liberties with lower government intervention. Trenchar and Gordon's writings presented the core ideas of [[republicanism]] that were adopted by the Patriots in the [[American Revolution]] and form core American political values.  
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The '''Cato Letters''' were a collection of essays written by two 18th century [[English]]men, [[John Trenchard]] and [[Tomas Gordon]]. The essays condemned government tyranny and called for the advancement of [[civil liberty|civil liberties]] and [[unalienable rights]] with [[limited government|lower government intervention]]. Trenchar and Gordon's writings presented the core ideas of [[republicanism]] that were adopted by the [[American Patriots|Patriots]] in the [[American Revolution]] and form core [[American values|American political values]].  
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To conceal their identities the authors used the Roman statesman, [[Cato the Younger]], as an alias<ref>http://www.libertyfund.org/details.asp?displayID=1595</ref>. All 144 essays were published between 1720-1723; and in 1775, a two-volume modernized sixth edition of the ''Cato's Letters'' was printed in [[London]]. Many historians see these letters as the foundation of the philosophical foundation of the [[American Revolution]].  
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A public policy research organization founded in 1975, the [[CATO Institute]], was named after the letters<ref>http://www.libertyfund.org/details.asp?displayID=1595</ref>. The Cato Institute wrote,  
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To conceal their identities the authors used the [[Roman]] statesman, [[Cato the Younger]], as an alias<ref>http://www.libertyfund.org/details.asp?displayID=1595</ref>. All 144 essays were published between 1720-1723; and in 1775, a two-volume modernized sixth edition of the ''Cato's Letters'' was printed in [[London]]. Many historians see these letters as the foundation of the philosophical foundation of the [[American Revolution]].  
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{{Cquote|"The [[Cato Institute]] owes its name to Cato’s Letters, a series of essays published in 18th century [[Great Britain]] that presented a vision of a society free from the tyranny of excessive government power. Those same ideals inspired the architects of the American Revolution and continue to inspire the work of the Cato Institute today."<ref>http://www.cato.org/about/reports/annual_report_2005.pdf</ref>}}  
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A public [[libertarian]] policy research organization founded in 1975, the [[CATO Institute]], was named after the letters<ref>http://www.libertyfund.org/details.asp?displayID=1595</ref>. The Cato Institute wrote,  
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{{Cquote|"The [[Cato Institute]] owes its name to Cato’s Letters, a series of essays published in 18th century [[Great Britain]] that presented a vision of a society free from the [[tyranny]] of [[Police state|excessive government power]]. Those same ideals inspired the architects of the American Revolution and continue to inspire the work of the Cato Institute today."<ref>http://www.cato.org/about/reports/annual_report_2005.pdf</ref>}}  
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== See Also ==
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* [[Cato Institute]]
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* '''[[Conservative news organizations]]:''' [[:Category:Conservative Media|Conservative Media]], [[:Category:Conservative Magazines|Conservative Magazines]] , [[Conservative blogs]], [[Conservative columnists]], [[Essay:Best News Sources|Conservative news websites]], [[Conservative video]], [[:Category:Conservative Youtube Channels|Conservative Youtube channels]], [[:Category:Conservative Podcasts|Conservative podcasts]], [[First Amendment]] and the [[Constitution First Amendment Press Association]] ([http://CFAPA.org|CFAPA.org])
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* '''[[:Category:Conservative Organizations| Conservative Organizations]]:''' [[Major conservative organizations]]', [[Conservative think tanks]], [[List of conservative, neoconservative and libertarian think tanks]], [[:Category:Conservative Companies|Conservative Companies]]
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* '''[[Conservative Links]] :''' [[Conservative resources]], [[Conservative humor and satire resources]]
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* '''[[Essay:Invest in tangibles|Investing in Tangibles]]''' for [[:Category:Survivalism|Economic preparedness]]
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* '''[[Stategic relocation]]:''' The [[Vote with your feet]] movement and [[American Redoubt]] - [[Free State Project]] - [[Free State Wyoming]] - [[Free state]]s versus [[Non free state]]s
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* '''[[Fiscal conservatism]]:''' [[Ludwig von Mises]]' [[conservative]] [[libertarian]] [[Austrian economics]] and  [[Capitalist]] [[Conservative economic policies]] of [[Ron Paul]]
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* '''[[Limited government]]:''' [[Conservative values]]/[[Traditional values]] - [[Modern conservatism]] - [[Preparedness | Modern preparedness]], [[Capitalism]] and [[Free enterprise]] are the original [[American]] [[Patriot]] [[Founding Fathers]]' values
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* [[American values]] and [[Free enterprise]]-[[Capitalism]]
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* [[Small town values]] of [[Real America]]
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* [[Family values]]: [[Parental rights]], [[Homeschooling]] and [[Parochial school]]
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* '''[[Preparedness|Modern preparedness]]:''' "[[if times get tough, or even if then don't]]", [[Debt is financial cancer]], [[Tax is theft]], [[Renewable energy]], [[Financial security]], [[You are in control of your life]]
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** '''[[Invest in tangibles]]:''' [[Rural]] [[farm]] [[land]], [[Tools]], [[Food storage]], [[Precious Metals]], [[Ammunition | Copper-jacketed lead]] and [[Firearms]]
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** '''[[Agriculture]]-[[Permaculture]]-[[Gardening]]]:''' [[Growing your own food]], [[Food storage]] and [[Water storage]]
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* [[Essay:Conservative Benefits]]
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===Contrast With===
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* '''[[Liberal media elite]]''': [[Mainstream media]]
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* '''[[Liberalism]]:''' [[Liberal values]], [[Similarities between Communism, Nazism and liberalism]]
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* '''[[Public school values]]:''' [[Entitlement mentality]] [[Indoctrination]] of the  [[Teacup Generation]] by [[Public schools in the United States]] and [[Common Core]]
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* '''[[Teachers' unions]]:''' [[National Education Association]] and [[American Federation of Teachers]]
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* '''[[Hollywood values]]:''' [[List of celebrities against Second Amendment]] - always [[Liberal]] [[Elitist]]s
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* '''[[San Francisco values]]:''' [[Diane Feinstein]], [[Nancy Pelosi]], [[Barbara Boxer]], [[Leland Yee]]
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* '''[[Fashion industry values]]''': [[addiction]] and [[eating disorder]]s
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* '''[[Professor values]]''' and [[Politically correct|Political correctness]]
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* '''[[Obamunism]]:''' [[Income redistribution]] of [[Obamanomics]] [[Economic planning]] of the [[Obama administration fiscal policy]], [[Obama administration monetary policy]], [[Obamacare]], [[Federal funding]] via [[Crony capitalism]] ([[Obama donor list]], [[Bailout]], [[Obama administration corporate bailouts]], [[Obamageddon]])
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* '''[[National debt|National Debt]]:''' [[Debt Ceiling]]-[[Deficit spending]] and the [[Federal Reserve System]]'s [[Ponzi scheme]] of [[Quantitative easing]]-[[Debt monetization]] [[devaluation]] of [[Fiat currency]] through [[Money supply]]-[[Treasury bill]]s bought mostly by [[China]] and [[Japan]]
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* '''[[Globalization]]-[[Globalism]]:''' [[United Nations]], [[International Monetary Fund]], [[World Bank]]
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* '''[[Lliberal]] [[Keynesian economics]]''': [[John Maynard Keynes]] and [[Fabian Socialism|Fabian Socialist]] influence on [[Barack Obama]]
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* '''[[:Category:Banksters|Banksters]]:''' [[Elitist]] [[Quantitative easing]] of the [[Federal Reserve Bank]], [[MF Global]], [[Goldman Sachs]], [[AIG]], [[Rothschild family]], [[Bernie Madoff]], [[Dianne Feinstein]]
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* '''[[Big government | Big Government]]''': [[Liberal values|Liberal]] [[ObamaCare]]-[[Common Core]]-[[Social Security]] [[Welfare state]] leads to [[Nanny state]], leads to [[Gun control]], [[Militarization of police]], [[Asset forfeiture]] and Domestic [[mass surveillance]] of law-abiding [[citizen]]s via the '''[[Police state]]''': [[Globalist]]-[[United Nations]]-[[Statist]]-[[Socialist]]-[[National Socialist]]-[[Communist]]
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* '''[[Militarization of police | Militarization of Police]]:''' [[SWAT]] and [[Pre-dawn raid | Pre-dawn]] [[No-knock raid]]s, [[Sneak and peek warrant]]
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* '''[[Perpetual war | The Perpetual War]]:''' [[War on Drugs]], [[War on Terror]] and the [[Police state]]
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* '''[[Asset forfeiture | Asset Forfeiture]]:''' [[Confiscation]] for [[Police]] [[budget deficit]] via [[RICO]]
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* '''Domestic [[Mass surveillance | Mass Surveillance]] of Law-Abiding [[Citizen]]s:'''  via [[Utah Data Center]], [[PRISM]], [[NSA]]-[[DHS]]-[[BATF]]-[[FBI]]-[[CIA]] and other [[Intelligence agency | Intelligence agencies]]' [[Computer surveillance]], [[Eavesdropping]], [[Data mining]], [[Spyware]], [[Wiretap]] - [[Roving wiretap]], [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]] of the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court]], [[NSA warrantless surveillance controversy]], [[National security letter]], [[Patriot Act]], [[NDAA]], [[Executive Order]]s, [[United States Census]], [[Common Core]], "[[Stasi]]"-like [[secret police]] "[[If You See Something, Say Something]]" [[informant]]s, and other exponential expansion of the [[Police State]]
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* [[Nazism and socialism]]: [[National Socialism]] - the Nazis were elitist [[Police state]] [[liberals]] not [[conservative]]s
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* [[Liberal totalitarianism]]
  
 
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Revision as of 00:24, December 11, 2014

The Cato Letters were a collection of essays written by two 18th century Englishmen, John Trenchard and Tomas Gordon. The essays condemned government tyranny and called for the advancement of civil liberties and unalienable rights with lower government intervention. Trenchar and Gordon's writings presented the core ideas of republicanism that were adopted by the Patriots in the American Revolution and form core American political values.

To conceal their identities the authors used the Roman statesman, Cato the Younger, as an alias[1]. All 144 essays were published between 1720-1723; and in 1775, a two-volume modernized sixth edition of the Cato's Letters was printed in London. Many historians see these letters as the foundation of the philosophical foundation of the American Revolution.

A public libertarian policy research organization founded in 1975, the CATO Institute, was named after the letters[2]. The Cato Institute wrote,

“ "The Cato Institute owes its name to Cato’s Letters, a series of essays published in 18th century Great Britain that presented a vision of a society free from the tyranny of excessive government power. Those same ideals inspired the architects of the American Revolution and continue to inspire the work of the Cato Institute today."[3] ”

See Also

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.libertyfund.org/details.asp?displayID=1595
  2. ↑ http://www.libertyfund.org/details.asp?displayID=1595
  3. ↑ http://www.cato.org/about/reports/annual_report_2005.pdf
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