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The only alarming angle seen in this magazine article is the one that gives the writer reason to think it unusual for an American to be set apart—marked diffeaent —by .believing in personal freedom. The writer explains that the Kentucky mountaineer “m o o nshiner” took up his trade when he had to compete with corn-producers in the rich low-lands. The rocky, mountainous farm land would not raise the quantity and quality of corn which the low-land farmer could produce, so the mountaineer turned his corn into a marketable product, sometimes referred to as “white lightning.” The mountaineer resented the revenue officer, for the officer was looked upon as one who was interfering with the mountaineer’s earning a living. The mountaineer saw no difference in shooting the "revenuer” any more <*5han he would become squeamish about shooting a chicken-thief; each was depriving him of his livelihood.
Though most of us in Rappahannock no longer make a living by production of “white lighti ning”, or “mountain dew”, or whatever it may be termed, twe begin to fear excessive taxes imposed by a far-removed government in the same line of thought. We acknowledge our responsibilities to the banded-together states in the .union; we recognize and accept responsibility toward the care of indigent and aged; we know our duties to protect our country when its freedom is threatened by outside military forces. What we are beginning to fear most is our loss of freedom toy excessive taxes and a wasteful government handling of public funds. A few scholars Will tell us that such was one of the first causes listed in the fall of ancient
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