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A resolution suggestion and Happy New Year!

Here is a suggestion for a New Year's Resolution, if you attempt such things.

Write yourself a credo.  After you have done so, you can post it where you see it all the time so that you can memorize it and will be reminded to live by it.  If individual liberty is important to you (and why would you be reading this if it weren't?), make your credo adhere to the principles of liberty.

Here is my credo, just as an example:

On my honor as a human being, I will give zero respect or obedience to counterfeit 'laws' or systems of belief, present or future. I do not give, nor have I ever given, consent to be subject to the whims of the criminal collective known as 'government'. I will strive to avoid aggression, and will defend myself and others in whatever way I see fit against all attacks. I will seek to live as free in my body as I already envision in my mind.

I know there is room for improvement, and I have tweaked it many times as my understanding grows. It does give me a personalized starting place, though.  Try it and see if doing this doesn't help you organize your own thoughts in a concrete way.

Happy New Year!  Explore your liberty more in 2010!

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Albuquerque Libertarian Examiner

Kent McManigal is an anarchist libertarian who lives on the Texas/ New Mexico border. He is the writer of Kent's "Hooligan Libertarian" Blog, an...

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  • Balbir Singh Sooch, Advocate, Ludhiana 2 years ago
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    God’s Will’ Shall Prevail!
    Happy New Year!
    Happy New Year to the Best Friend and All

    Dear Jarnail,

    We are ready to play in ‘New Year-2010’
    And the past played with us
    The days ahead like a U turn for us
    To further strengthen my belief in GOD
    As you wish us all a "VERY HAPPY,
    HEALTHY,
    WEALTHY,
    PROSPEROUS AND ENJOYABLE
    NEW YEAR-2010"
    All HE planned and gifted me to wish so a friend
    To enjoy an enjoyable past, played with us
    Health was because of happiness
    Wealth is the soundness of health
    We wish all of you the healthiness
    Includes everything which you wish for us
    Nothing added by me but my belief in HIM
    God planned the friend and now a relation
    A ‘U’ TURN IN LIFE FOR US
    We are ready to play in ‘New Year-2010’
    And the past played with us
    It was all normal for HIM but new for us
    A ‘U’ TURN IN LIFE FOR US
    ‘We wish all of you the healthiness
    Includes everything which you wish for us’
    Balbir

  • Roger Young 2 years ago
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    My credo is not quite as eloquent as Kent’s but is kept simple so the American booboisie can understand:

    “I’ll live my life as I see fit and do my best not to bother anyone. Anyone who does not treat me the same way gets their butt kicked.”

  • MamaLiberty 2 years ago
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    I am an individual sovereign. I am personally responsible for my actions and choices, my life and my safety.

    I am not a victim.

  • Balbir Singh Sooch, Advocate, Ludhiana 2 years ago
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    Happy New Decade, India
    THE HEALTHINESS INCLUDES "VERY HAPPY, HEALTHY, WEALTHY, PROSPEROUS AND ENJOYABLE NEW YEARS (DECADE) AHEAD, INDIA”
    From the root level to top, the deception of polluted mind prevails, totally against nature and humanity as it looks today.

    Was the deception HIS requirement?

    Otherwise, the downtrodden are laborious, god fearing, but for the unseen truth, not accepted by God for HIS grace.

    Are they facing curse of Almighty and made to born in India like poor country?

    Only is known to HIM. We must wish sincerely and honestly, the happy new years ahead only for others, not only for decade.

    So long, we don’t do that and wish in the manner, never would be accepted by HIM for HIS grace.

    Despite all type of injustice, the extinct of piousness was also not missing altogether.

    God after testing the purity of your mind, HE may any time, bring change, known to HIM and may ask take U turn for your happiness and healthiness. By Balbir Singh Sooch

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