Give Us Liberty: A Tea Party Manifesto
by By Kibbe, Matt and Armey, Dick
Category: Political Science , Political Ideologies , Conservatism & Liberalism

This is a movement stirred into action not out of partisan bitterness but as a reaction to a government that has grown too large, spends too much money, and is interfering with Americans' freedoms. The principles of individual liberty, fiscal responsibility, and constitutionally limited government are what define the Tea Party ethos. They bind us as a movement. And that makes the Tea Party better than a conventional political party---it is a rekindling of the spirit of the revolutionary era, a potent force that will sustain itself long after the first Tuesday in November.---From Give Us Liberty"Dick Armey's FreedomWorks organization has become front and center in the Tea Party movement."---New York TimesFormer House Majority Leader Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe have been on the front lines of one of the fastest-growing and most influential political phenomena in recent memory: the Tea Party movement. As the leaders of the advocacy organization FreedomWorks, they have helped guide and give voice to hundreds of thousands of activists from across the country and have a strong vision for the future of this powerful grassroots uprising.United by a strong belief in limited government and individual liberty, Tea Party members are changing the American political landscape. Unlike mainstream media accounts that observe the Tea Party movement from the outside looking in, Give Us Liberty chronicles the roots and rise of a new breed of taxpayer activism in the voices of those who were there. Discover the personalities that drove the first meetings, the unknown candidates whose principled stand earned them unlikely victories, the march that gathered more than a million activists, and the bedrock beliefs that brought them together.In this national call to action, Armey and Kibbe provide an intimate history of the movement, explain how citizens can join the cause, and chart the future of the Tea Party---and America. Give Us Liberty also contains a battle-tested, step-by-step guide to organizing and effecting change in any community.