“Let the Fourth of July always be a reminder that here in this land, for the first time, it was decided that man is born with certain God-given rights; that government is only a convenience created and managed by the people, with no powers of its own except those voluntarily granted to it by the people. We sometimes forget that great truth, and we never should.” ~ Ronald Reagan, July 4, 1981 Read Full Story
As most Americans enjoy a holiday week and especially as we join in tomorrow’s festivities of our Independence Day celebrations, we need to renew the pledges made by those who proposed the Declaration of Independence some 242 years ago — again to “mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor” to assure the birthright given to us by the Founders is passed to future Americans. Not least is to prepare for and counter today’s existential threats posed by the current forces of tyranny. Read Full Story
“Let the Fourth of July always be a reminder that here in this land, for the first time, it was decided that man is born with certain God-given rights; that government is only a convenience created and managed by the people, with no powers of its own except those voluntarily granted to it by the people. We sometimes forget that great truth, and we never should.” ~ Ronald Reagan, July 4, 1981 Read Full Story
John Adams thought July 2nd would be a Grand Holiday for the ages! He was right about there being a Holiday for the ages to celebrate the Declaration of Independence and the birth of a great nation—but he was a couple of days off on the date. And Benjamin Franklin’s challenge some 11-plus years later after also signing the Constitution is still urgently pressing as we celebrate this Fourth and those who founded these United States, and we are still struggling with the forces of tyranny… Stay tuned. Read Full Story
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