Letter No. 3 is Cato's message to his countrymen and women that the Constitution would make the Colonies homogenous.
He alludes to the recent Shays' Rebellion in Massachusetts.
Cato contrasts the climate, temperaments and motivations of the Northern and Southern states.
Cato likens the psychology of the citizenry to an example of basic physics.
Cato makes the argument that the young Confederation is far too vast to be ruled by a centralized authority, and that the people's independence will be now threatened even more than during the recent revolution.
Read by Eric the Blacksmith.
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Friday, March 29, 2019
Friday, March 22, 2019
YLITT14 - Your Life is Their Toy series - Part 14
Part 14 of Emanuel Josephson's 1948 book, "Your Life is Their Toy; Merchants in Medicine."
Read by Jim Bunyan of Rejected Knowledge.
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YLITT14 - Your Life is Their Toy series - Part 14
Read by Jim Bunyan of Rejected Knowledge.
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Friday, March 15, 2019
AFP20 - Anti-Federalist Papers - Part 20
Cato's Letter No. 2 speaks to the Founders' usurping their authority. Right out of the bag, they lied to their countrymen. They were not sent to Philadelphia to replace the Articles of Confederation, but to amend and consequently strengthen them!
Cato takes issue with one Caesar, who is attempting to insult and browbeat the people into buying a bill of goods.
Cato claims that The Articles are serviceable, notwithstanding the arguments of the Founders. Cato is worried that the Framers are more conquerors than liberators, and tells his fellow Americans to be on the lookout for attempted deceptions.
Read by Eric the Blacksmith.
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Cato takes issue with one Caesar, who is attempting to insult and browbeat the people into buying a bill of goods.
Cato claims that The Articles are serviceable, notwithstanding the arguments of the Founders. Cato is worried that the Framers are more conquerors than liberators, and tells his fellow Americans to be on the lookout for attempted deceptions.
Read by Eric the Blacksmith.
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Friday, March 08, 2019
YLITT13 - Your Life is Their Toy series - Part 13
Part 13 of Emanuel Josephson's 1948 book, "Your Life is Their Toy; Merchants in Medicine."
Read by Jim Bunyan of Rejected Knowledge.
Find other Rejected Knowledge series and other complete series under the Pages section to the right.
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Read by Jim Bunyan of Rejected Knowledge.
Find other Rejected Knowledge series and other complete series under the Pages section to the right.
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Friday, March 01, 2019
AFP19 - Anti-Federalist Papers - Part 19
In school we heard so much of the Federalist Papers. But what of the Anti-Federalists, who were far more prolific - and prescient?
Eric reads from the book "The Anti-Federalists," edited by Bruce Frohnen, and forwarded by Joseph Sobran.
Cato, a prominent Anti-Federalist (and believed by many to be New York Governor George Clinton), wrote letters that appeared in the New York Journal in late 1787 through early 1788. His pseudonym was borrowed from Marcus Portius Cato, a Roman statesman, speaker, and defender of the Roman Republic.
Cato's letters, although not considered by historians to be the most eloquently argued or logically presented Anti-Federalist missives, capture well the sentiments of those warning against the new Constitution.
Cato warns that that same Constitution will allow avarice to grow unchecked; that it will provide unbridled opportunities for the moneyed elites to deceive and subjugate the people. Cato avers that the gritty, painful struggle to loosen Britain's hold on the Colonies was very costly and should be prized.
In his brief Letter No. 1, Cato urges his fellow citizens to keep fresh their memories of their bloody conflict. He implores them to not hurry their decisions regarding a new government. He asks them: Will they act cautiously and ensure a safe and secure future for themselves?
Read by Eric the Blacksmith.
Find previous episodes and other series under the Pages section to the right.
Listen below or download it here.
AFP19 - Anti-Federalist Papers - Part 19
Eric reads from the book "The Anti-Federalists," edited by Bruce Frohnen, and forwarded by Joseph Sobran.
Cato, a prominent Anti-Federalist (and believed by many to be New York Governor George Clinton), wrote letters that appeared in the New York Journal in late 1787 through early 1788. His pseudonym was borrowed from Marcus Portius Cato, a Roman statesman, speaker, and defender of the Roman Republic.
Cato's letters, although not considered by historians to be the most eloquently argued or logically presented Anti-Federalist missives, capture well the sentiments of those warning against the new Constitution.
Cato warns that that same Constitution will allow avarice to grow unchecked; that it will provide unbridled opportunities for the moneyed elites to deceive and subjugate the people. Cato avers that the gritty, painful struggle to loosen Britain's hold on the Colonies was very costly and should be prized.
In his brief Letter No. 1, Cato urges his fellow citizens to keep fresh their memories of their bloody conflict. He implores them to not hurry their decisions regarding a new government. He asks them: Will they act cautiously and ensure a safe and secure future for themselves?
Read by Eric the Blacksmith.
Find previous episodes and other series under the Pages section to the right.
Listen below or download it here.
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