Why Do Minuteman Companies Form?
It has become the mark of our times that many of our National ideals have become seriously eroded. Of great concern is our inability to cope with it. Faced with many and varied problems the general public remains relatively unconcerned and unmoved and our “leaders” seem to lack the wisdom, dedication, and integrity to inspire the public to take those steps needed to improve their lot. Only with the wildest of imaginings could anyone conjure up a more complete opposite to conditions that existed in pre-revolutionary America. As events moved toward conflict with England, leaders and organizers sprang up everywhere. These were men who risked everything for a matter of principle. Few if any were reimbursed for their efforts and many lost everything. These men came to the forefront quite independently from the revolution. They were there because the temper, sensitivity, wisdom and general concern of the day naturally produced such men. When the call to arms did come, many Massachusetts town
