Quote of the Day — Thomas Paine
October 17, 2025
The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. — Thomas Paine
1737–1809
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1737–1809
Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was a polemicist, revolutionary philosopher, and advocate for human rights whose writings profoundly influenced both the American and French revolutions. Born in Dover, England, to a Quaker staymaker, Paine experienced poverty and social humiliation before emigrating to Pennsylvania in 1774. His Common Sense (1776) provided the most influential popular defense of American independence, arguing that monarchy itself was illegitimate and that government derives legitimacy solely from the consent of the governed. The pamphlet’s direct language, logical force, and emotional power made abstract political philosophy accessible to ordinary citizens, selling hundreds of thousands of copies in a nation…
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Thomas Paine’s words on resilience anchored the October 17, 2025 broadcast, reinforcing a day of citizens standing firm against government overreach. Rich Wyatt exposed Jefferson County school board priorities, Virginia Macha detailed Xcel Energy’s eminent domain land grab in eastern Colorado, Alicia Garcia launched a fundraiser to arm educators through FASTER Colorado, Dana Busch shared how organized residents defeated a GID tax scheme, Douglas Frank taught a seven-step strategy for local election integrity, and Carol Riggenbach reported on election integrity work in Colorado’s San Luis Valley.
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Repudiate
To reject the validity or authority of something; to refuse to accept, recognize, or acknowledge; to reject emphatically as unfounded,…
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Property Rights Under Siege: Eminent Domain, Election Integrity, and Citizens Fighting Back
Xcel's eminent domain land grab, election integrity strategies, and how North Cherry Creek citizens defeated a GID tax scheme. October 17, 2025.
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