Jefferson’s Warning

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Short Skit: Cast: Thomas Jefferson. Center Stage, the Declaration as a banner behind him.

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Title: "Jefferson’s Warning"

[Scene: Center Stage. A grand banner of the Declaration of Independence hangs behind Thomas Jefferson. The parchment glows under dim candlelight, its words casting long shadows. Jefferson, dressed in 18th-century attire, stands before it, quill in hand.]

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JEFFERSON (addressing the audience, measured, yet urgent):
We fought a king. We severed the chains of tyranny with ink and steel, forging this Republic in the fires of self-governance. But tell me—(gesturing to the banner)—do these words still burn? Do they still command men to stand, or have they been buried beneath comforts and compromise?

(He steps forward, lowering his voice, piercing.)

We knew the threat. Not just from crowns, but from corporations, from banks, from those who wield power unseen, shaping a nation’s fate behind velvet curtains. I warned you: “Merchants without a country… will bend governments to their will.” And tell me—have they not?

(He lifts the Declaration, scanning it, shaking his head.)

These were not meant to be relics. Not ink trapped on aging paper, but a living creed, demanding vigilance! The moment you let this be governed—by wealth, by greed, by those who barter liberty for profit—you are no longer free men. You are subjects once more.

(A pause. He looks directly at the audience.)

What say you, then? Will you reclaim your rights? Or shall I inscribe a new parchment, one not of independence—but of surrender?

(The candlelight flickers. His gaze remains unwavering.)

Blackout.