James Prescott | Medicine Buddha Sangha. Antiquities of the Illuminati :: Grey Lodge Occult Review :: Freedom is a Two-edged Sword :: These rights must be counterbalanced by certain responsibilities. The liberal accepting them must guarantee these rights to all others at all times, regardless of his personal feelings or interests.
He must work to establish and protect them, live in a manner commensurate with them and be prepared to defend them with his life. He must refuse allegiance to any state or organization which denies these rights and he should aid and encourage all who, without qualification or equivocation, endorse them. He must refuse to compromise these principles on any issue or for any reason. It must also be understood that we cannot force man's rights upon him. Freedom, like charity, begins at home. He must smelt these ores in the fire of life; forge his own sword, temper it and sharpen it against the hard abrasive of experience.
He may then find himself in a difficult predicament. Many liberals are familiar with this situation but few seem to have deduced the conclusion. Freedom is a two-edged sword. The Dark Mountain Project. KFoundation's Channel. Dzogchen Beara. A Guide to Meditation for the Rest of Us. The journal of tibet society.