Bob Schwartz

This year we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution. This week we see the U.S. invasion of Venezuela, a sovereign nation, to capture that nation’s leader—however malevolent he may be—contrary to principles of international and American justice.

The only principle of that invasion and capture: Might makes right.

A primary principle of the American Revolution and of the next 250 years of America: Might does not make right.

As much talk as we hear and action we witness, including extending similar invasions to other nations, keep this motto in mind: Might does not make right.

The flag above, designed in 1775 by Christopher Gadsden, a delegate to the Continental Congress, is a symbol of that principle. The Gadsden flag was an inspiration then and remains essential. To put it in contemporary terms: No Kings.

Might does not make right.