Tom Paine to Lord Howe, or Dick DeVos?

The “Professor” returned a couple of nights ago Dick with more Thomas Paine – this time, a small portion of his letter to Lord Howe of January 13, 1777. (Remember that this was just after Washington had won his first victories, first at Trenton on Christmas and then Princeton on January 3rd.)

He had with him another annotated copy of Paine’s work. By now, I’m certain I don’t need to explain how this works to you. His additions in brown; here is the letter:

"If ever a nation (company) was made and foolish, blind to its own interest and bent on its own destruction, it is Britain (Amway/Quixtar aka, AmQuix). There are such things as national sins, and though the punishment of individuals may be reserved to another world, national punishment can only be inflicted in this world. Britain, as a nation (AmQuix, as a company), is, in my inmost belief, the greatest and most ungrateful offender against God on the face of the whole earth.

Blessed with all the commerce she could wish for, and furnished, by a vast extension of dominion, with the means of civilizing (giving people an opportunity to own their own business) both the eastern and western world, she has made no other use of both than proudly to idolize her own "thunder," and rip up the bowels of whole countries (no need to change anything here!) for what she could get.

Like Alexander, she has made war her sport, and inflicted misery for prodigality's sake. The blood of India (former IBO leaders who Amway “buried”) is not yet repaid, nor the wretchedness of Africa (the Scrivens) yet requited. Of late she has enlarged her list of national cruelties by her butcherly destruction of the Caribbs of St. Vincent's (Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady), and returning an answer by the sword to the meek prayer for "Peace, liberty and safety."

These are serious things, and whatever a foolish tyrant (Rich DeVos), a debauched court, a trafficking legislature, or a blinded people may think, the national (company’s) account with heaven must some day or other be settled: all countries (companies) have sooner or later been called to their reckoning; the proudest empires have sunk when the balance was struck; and Britain (AmQuix), like an individual penitent, must undergo her day of sorrow, and the sooner it happens to her the better. As I wish it over, I wish it to come, but withal wish that it may be as light as possible.

We may be surprised by events we did not expect, and in that interval of recollection you may gain some temporary advantage: such was the case a few weeks ago, but we soon ripen again into reason, collect our strength, and while you are preparing for a triumph, we come upon you with a defeat.

Such it has been, and such it would be were you to try it a hundred times over. Were you to garrison (sue) the places you might march over, in order to secure their subjection, (for remember you can do it by no other means,) [I didn't miss this, Paine used parentheses] your army (of attorneys) would be like a stream of water running to nothing.

By the time you extended (your pitiful reputation) from New York (Michigan) to Virginia (Texas & Nevada), you would be reduced to a string of drops not capable of hanging together; while we (the Team), by retreating (from you, but building our numbers) from State to State, like a river turning back upon itself, would acquire strength in the same proportion as you lost it, and in the end be capable of overwhelming you.

The country (Team), in the meantime, would suffer, but it is a day of suffering, and we ought to expect it. What we contend for is worthy the affliction we may go through. If we get but bread to eat, and any kind of raiment to put on, we ought not only to be contented, but thankful.

More than that we ought not to look for, and less than that heaven has not yet suffered us to want. He that would sell his birthright (freedom) for a little salt, is as worthless as he who sold it for pottage without salt; and he that would part with it for a gay coat, or a plain coat, ought for ever to be a slave in buff. What are salt, sugar and finery, to the inestimable blessings of "Liberty and Safety!"? Or what are the inconveniences of a few months to the tributary bondage of ages?"


Dick, I think my friend has captured the spirit of the thing here. Thomas Paine’s words are timeless. And they are timeless for a reason. While I may not totally agree with all of my friend's "additions", the letter rings of truth.

It is clear to everyone but Jim Payne and Mike Mohr that not only the Team, but people all over the world desire Freedom. It should be clear that there are men and women willing to go through whatever trials your attorneys may throw at them to obtain their sacred Liberty.

And now your attorneys are defending the stupidity of your executives in England and taking on that government which has brought action against them.

This is after Mohr sued people he doesn’t even know in the John Doe suit. He hasn’t even named bloggers for John Does 22-30! Was this “just in case we need to go after more”? How do you think this looks to the average voter Dick? Might they be thinking, “I might be next!”?

Payne and Mohr are making you look like a tyrant Dick and people typically don’t vote for tyranny. You might want to ring up Jim Payne and Mike Mohr and advise them to find another company to embarrass.

That is, only if you’ve had enough embarrassment yourself. If not, let this war continue.

All we ask is that you LEAD Dick.

All we ask is that you do the right thing.

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