In Defense
of the Republic

It is up the individuals to understand the nature of power and how we can use it to

• Hold Peace in a cradle of arms
• Secure Liberty in the confines of law

1. Introduction
2. Competition is natural, War is the extension of unrestrained competition
3. Foundation: The Individual
4. Power:
• Will and Ability Applied to Achieving Objectives
• Principles of War
5. Organizations, Institutions of Consolidated Power
6. Culture, The Mirror in which we see ourselves
7. Economy, Confederation of upside-down Pyramids
8. Education, The process of building individuals
9. Neighborhoods
10. Governments
11. Press
12. Churches
13. Military
14. Weapons of Mass Destruction
15. Responsibility of the Individual to Control their Contributions to Power

Each individual is like an upside-down pyramid. At each base are the resources consumed to compete. Our outstretched arms are the value we add and our ability to trust, transact, and transport that added value.

Individuals combine their efforts with others to form communities and industries, expanding value.

This economy -- this confederation of upside-down pyramids -- is dependent on individuals, nature, and the abilities to Trust, Transact and Transport.

Extracted from a letter to my children on Education

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