A Journal of Civilization
Craig Johnson • Apr 25, 2025
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One man and the truth make a majority. -Thomas Paine, 1778
*Reclaim, Proclaim, and Defend Freedom*
Issue 1 of 3
This writing aims to inspire you, one of “We the people,” to do more than just read and agree; it encourages you to actively reclaim our long-standing fight for the right to our minds, freedom, lives, and world.
Often, when I share the view that we each have the responsibility to defend against encroachments and infringements on our freedoms and lives by any means necessary, I am perceived as an extremist or someone who advocates for violence. Conversely, I sometimes receive responses suggesting that love and connecting with one’s spiritual light will eventually correct these matters. While I can agree that over the long-term context, the correct actions can lead to positive change, in the meantime, many of our brothers and sisters around the world are needlessly being weakened, maimed, and killed in increasing numbers every day, as has been the case throughout history. Are we helpless spectators in this situation, or will we take the necessary actions?
Interestingly, in 1789, when the people of France stormed the Bastille and sparked the French Revolution, they not only eliminated the authorities but also opened the prison cells to liberate the inmates. However, most prisoners refused to budge from their cells. They were so accustomed to the security of their dungeons that they were terrified of freedom.
Is the fear of the responsibility to control, guide, and defend one’s life making many hesitant to take the necessary actions today?
There is a path to reclaiming and restoring our freedom and escaping the anti-civilization that is rapidly spiraling out of control towards a catastrophic collapse. But this path will require courage to acknowledge that our responsibility has always been to guide, direct, and defend our lives. We also must create the tangible and abstract values necessary to sustain our lives and generate enough tangible values to enable fair exchanges with others. This path will make us exponentially irreplaceable to one another.
We must recognize that it has always been our responsibility to summon the courage to defend ourselves against those who try to interfere with our responsibilities and infringe upon our right to create in conditions of freedom, not to be harmed, coerced, or defrauded. In fact, outside of fairly and voluntarily exchanges, the only justification for anyone interfering with our lives or actions is if they are defending against our unjust actions that threaten or harm them or others. We must recognize that there is an ongoing war being waged against us and all of humanity by a global corporate tyranny, a tyranny that threatens our future and that of future generations. We should refuse to recognize any legitimacy it claims. No more pretending it will work itself out. We must free ourselves from these social conditionings with their psychological locks designed to restrain us.
Regardless of its numbers or how a group refers to itself, the straightforward truth remains: No one has legitimate authority over others, irrespective of when or where you were born or currently call home. Except for voluntary value exchange, as in employer-employee scenarios, you cannot relinquish your self-authority to someone else. Author and Philosopher Frank R. Wallace (1932-January 26, 2006) articulated what he called the Constitution Of The Universe, later referred to as the Prime Law, which outlines these three fundamental Articles:
No person, group of persons, or government shall initiate force, threat of force, or fraud against any individual’s self, property, or contract.
Force or retaliatory force is morally and legally justified only for protection against those who violate Article 1 (italics added).
No exceptions shall exist for Articles 1 and 2.
These Articles represent Universal Natural Law and have been valid at all times and places. Why aren’t they being adhered to or enforced today?
This question is for each of us to answer honestly. Will we assume our responsibility as conscious individuals, or will we default to the external authority cult with its low effort and false promises?
We, the people, can peacefully live by the Articles of the Prime Law. Through our sovereign consciousness, we can govern ourselves to integrate reality, to determine right from wrong, and to act justly while judging all things, including the conduct of others that affects our lives.
Self-governing, sovereign men and women cannot and must not be subordinated to another or any external authority: They can form lasting covenants of ethical existence, peace, and harmony, leading to prosperity for all.
But what about those who seek to control the reins of anti-civilization and external authority cult dynamics while aiming to extract the unearned and undeserved? Those who seek to dominate your creative capacity and resources aim to keep you socially dependent on that anti-civilization. Such dynamics can only undermine our rights and freedoms, leading to greater destruction. We must recognise and counteract this.
Make no mistake: many individuals will never reform themself. They may even harm or take your life without attempting to process the necessary honesty required to have a second thought to reconsider their actions. They are invested in evading accountability and resisting the recognition of their crimes, recognition essential for making amends and self-corrections and paving the way to reform. Unfortunately, they will not summon the effort or honesty required to reverse their destructive path, feeling that the truth is too painful to confront. But they still must be resisted! Their crimes will continue and persist because they delude themselves into believing that no one has the power or courage to stop or hold them accountable. As a result, they commit increasingly destructive acts without regard for the consequences. They fail to realize that accountability is an unavoidable aspect of the human psyche; the mind, as an immutable calculator, cannot be escaped.
While it has been said that one should choose one’s battles wisely, it doesn’t matter if they claim the state’s power, wield weapons, or wear badges and uniforms. Until they reform from value destroyers into value creators, we would be wise to recognize them as despicable and dangerous criminals. Self-defense and justice dictate that they must be exposed, held accountable, resisted, nullified, and neutralized by any means necessary.
Extending the everyday reign of the universal natural law, also known as the Prime Law, into all areas of life involves challenging the illegitimate and arbitrary rule of state-level regimes and the external authority cult itself. The Prime Law serves us, the people, which means we must proclaim and consistently enforce it to bring an end to the anti-civilization and its oppressions.
Do you want to reclaim your freedom but find yourself aging, standing alone, or dealing with health issues and feeling helpless against the methods of the anti-civilization? Stay tuned for more in the next installments of this three-part series, “Reclaim, Proclaim, and Defend Freedom”.
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