They (the English) seized our lands, then they stripped us of our language, and thereafter, they took our young. And yet, despite all, it is we who are still branded as “Savages.” They declared that we had entered into treaties (in 1701, in 1707, and once more in 1772) yet the reality speaks differently: such agreements were not forged in liberty, but in desperation, signed under the shadow of coercion.
Our names (Alba, the ancient Kingdom of Scotland) proved too intricate for their tongues, so they renamed us, silenced our tales, and then proclaimed that we possessed no history. (Stuart House)
They called it a land run; we called it theft. As our homes and livelihoods were auctioned to the highest bidder, there was applause, jubilance at our dispossession. You don our sacred emblems (the Unicorn, the Thistle) upon your uniforms, your banners, your pageantry. Yet never do you bear the weight of our sorrow, nor do you speak the truth of our story.
The Brave People of Scotland, My Fellow Countrymen,
and The Sons and Daughters of This Noble Land...
The devil is not attacking you because you are weak. The devil is attacking you because you are a threat. Because there is something valuable inside you.
He fears what you could become if you fully step into your purpose.
Let it remind you of who you are and what you are capable of.
We are not an Englishman.
We were never an Englishman, and we don't ever want to be one.
We are a Scotsman!
We were a Scotsman, and we will always be one.
And tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they will never take our freedom.
What makes a King a King is the price he pays for his people. True power lies not in the throne one occupies, but in the sacrifices made for others. A man is measured not by how much he rules over, but by how much he is willing to give up for those he serves. A crown is not forged from gold, but from sweat, courage, and heart. A King is defined not by how far ahead he walks, but by how much of the burden of his people he carries. Kingship is not about being at the front, but about ensuring that even the last in line reaches the destination safely.
True Kingship is built not on power, but on service; not on fear, but on love. Those who wish to be remembered for a lifetime owe their existence not to themselves, but to those who come after them. Know this; any ruler who does not pay a price for his people is, in truth, a prisoner of his own shadow.
It is not for glory nor for riches that we fight, but for freedom and honour. We fight for freedom alone, which no good man surrenders but with his life. It is a man’s duty to bring glory to his name and to honour the legacy of his noble forebears.
Death may smile upon us all, yet all a man can do is smile back. No shadow of death shall stir fear within me, for I am sovereign of my own destiny. When I exist, death does not; and when death is present, I am no longer.
Remember; all men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
