The Secession Papers: Introduction

I’ve been an independent in politics for a long time. I recognize, though, that parties are the organizations that get things done in the political arena, and I think with the right leadership the Libertarian party could accomplish a lot. We’ve never had a time when so many people are rightly unhappy with both major parties, or so distrust institutions of government. We need political leaders who can harness the discontent and desire for freedom to a third American revolution. The first one started in 1776, and the second one started in 1860. I don’t see any Jeffersons or Lincolns on the horizon, though, and even if we did have leaders of that caliber, it’s hard to see how they would proceed. We need someone who is stubborn, visionary, and disciplined to lead the country in a campaign of civil disobedience against Washington. Those qualities aren’t so common, especially not in one person.