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carterfsmith

@carterfsmith

Author of From Patriot to Pirate | Asst. Prof. & Mc Program Director @MTSU | Retired U.S. Army CID Special Agent | History × Justice

Nashville, TN Katılım Şubat 2008
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This isn’t rebellion for the sake of noise. It’s about remembering where the authority actually rests—not in titles or buildings, but in people. Not just some of them. All of them. Including you. So let’s begin. Part 6
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Don’t read this like it’s a sermon. It isn’t. It’s a flare—fired into the dark to see who’s still out there. If it hits home, say so. If it doesn’t, speak up. But don’t go quiet. Because silence is what broken systems count on to stay intact. Part 5
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This is common sense. Not as a phrase, but as a demand. We speak plainly here. We reject the idea that the average person is too weak or too confused to participate in self-government. The only requirement is honesty—and the will to act once the fog is cleared. Part 4
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No officeholder, no law, no institution is above the reach of a thinking people. This is not a theory paper. It’s a torch. If it lights a fire in you, good. If it offends you, better—because truth usually does before it liberates. Part 3
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The real power of a free people is not in their anger but in their clarity. Once the truth is plainly spoken, it spreads faster than fear. That was the lesson in 1776, and it holds today. Government is not sacred. Systems are not permanent. Part 2
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Things are not working. That much is obvious. But here’s the real problem: we’ve been trained to think we’re too small to change it. That our voice is drowned out. That things are too complicated, too corrupt, or too far gone. That’s a lie. And it’s time to say so. Part 1
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Had a great time on the Dispatches podcast talking about my recent article in the Journal of the American Revolution! Listen here - YouTube link soon. podbean.com/ew/pb-a9f22-18… On many platforms - E292: Carter F. Smith: Samuel Mason: Revolutionary Turncoat or Opportunistic Pirate?
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On January 23, 1737, John Hancock was born—a man whose name would become a symbol of defiance and independence. More than just the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence, Hancock was a bold patriot, a wealthy merchant, and a man who put everything on the line.
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Galley (n.) The kitchen on a ship. "The galley’s closed till we catch fish or steal some." #piratesammason
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1Disembark
(v.) To leave a ship.
"Disembark quietly, lads. The less noise we make, the richer we leave." #piratesammason
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