Marathon Men

I received an email from correspondent Xenophon that I found an interesting read. He's given me permission to share it with you.

I find it fitting that Saturday, DC will have a massive display of the "TEA PARTY" movement which I hope will be a demonstration that "...WE ARE MAD AS HELL AND NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANY LONGER.." and thus continue the "awakening" of those who have been asleep for decades as our Republic has decended into a "Statist Utopia" ruled by "Philosopher Kings".

It is also interesting to note that Saturday is the 2499th ANNIVERSARY of the Battle of Marathon, which as you know pitted 10,000 ATHENIANS and PLATEANS against 150,000-300,000 invading Persians in one of the defining battles in the history of human civilization. [who could have imagined that this was also the first attempted invasion of the "West" by the "East"]. ATHENS was victorious even though vastly outnumbered [as are we], because their cause was just and they were willing to do what was necessary to triumph and preserve their Republic and thus all of Western civilization.

I am encouraged that even in these difficult times, "We Happy Few" remain willing to confront the Leviathan in it's "lair" with the message : "...ENOUGH IS ENOUGH...", like our forebears did almost 2500 years ago.

Edward Shepherd Creasy/"The Fifteen Decisive Battles in History", commented: "....THOUGH THE FIERCE DEMOCRACY OF ATHENS WAS ZEALOUS AND TRUE AGAINST THE FOREIGN INVADER AND DOMESTIC TYRANT, A FACTION EXISTED IN ATHENS WHO WERE WILLING TO PURCHASE A PARTY TRIUMPH OVER THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS. AT THE PRICE OF THEIR COUNTRY's RUIN...!!" which I believe accurately describes what we seem to be living with right now, even though Creasy wrote this in 1851. Some things just NEVER change.

I've been lurking at WAR ON GUNS and your "Examiner" columns for about a year now and want to THANK YOU for your efforts and for getting me in touch with Sipsey Street/Western Rifles et al. as it is encouraging to know that we are not alone!