
Book Two · The Declaration
Common Resolve
A Republic Reborn
by Dennis Anthony Lee
Synopsis
Political, philosophical, and social commentary delivered through the symbolic voice of Elias Cromwell. The Cromwell War Family introduces a reflection on civic memory, constitutional principles, and the author's vision of a renewed republic.
Chapters
- Forewordp. 11
- Prefacep. 12
- Introductionp. 14
- Chapter 0: Bloodlines of Resolve — The Cromwell War Familyp. 16
- Chapter 1: A Letter to the People of the Republicp. 24
- Chapter 2: The Phantom Crown: How We Became Subjects Againp. 28
- Chapter 3: The New Tyranny: Bureaucracy in Red Robesp. 33
- Chapter 4: Chains in Digital Ink: Surveillance, Speech & Social Creditp. 38
- Chapter 5: We the Divided: Race, Class, Identity, and the Engineered Collapsep. 44
- Chapter 6: The Broken Oath: What Washington No Longer Defendsp. 49
- Chapter 7: The Flame and the Farmer: Rebuilding Local Powerp. 54
- Chapter 8: The Covenant Restored: What It Means to Be a Republicp. 58
- Chapter 9: A Republic Worth Dying Forp. 63
- Chapter 10: The Cromwell Creed: A Declaration for a New Generationp. 68
- Chapter 11: The Betrayal Within: Taxes, Tyranny, and the War on the American Familyp. 72
- Chapter 12: The Mask of Authority: Sleeper Cells, Silent Suicides, and the Death of Truthp. 77
- Chapter 13: The Call to Separate: Before the Flame Dies for a Thousand Yearsp. 82
- Chapter 14: The Supreme Law — and the Rightful Defiancep. 89
- Chapter 15: The False Flag at the Capitol — How the Republic Was Ambushed from Withinp. 94
- Chapter 16: Of Movements and Monarchs — The Engineered Rage and the Rising Remnantp. 99
- Elias Cromwell’s Address Before Congressp. 112
- The People’s Declarationp. 124
- The Cromwell Challengep. 127
- Proclamation Before the Republicp. 136
- The Watchmen on the Wallp. 145
From the book’s table of contents; page numbers as printed. The full text is available in the published book.
Excerpt
“You were not born to kneel. You were born to choose.”
Chapter 1, PDF page 24
About the Author
Dennis Anthony Lee is the creator of the Elias Cromwell universe. Read more →
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In the Larger Universe
Part of The Republic Reborn Trilogy. See all three volumes →