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Independence Day is now less than two weeks away. It is a celebration of liberty. Liberty means a great deal. Just ask someone who doesn’t have enough. Ask those who have moved to the US and away from oppression. Some fled from civil oppression. Others sought economic freedom. Whatever the reason, many found a better place when reached America.
Liberty ~
From the dictionary:
- The condition of being free from restriction or control.
- The right and power to act, believe, or express oneself in a manner of one's own choosing.
- The condition of being physically and legally free from confinement, servitude, or forced labor.
From some smart folks:
Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.
Freedom is the recognition that no single person, no single authority or government has a monopoly on the truth, but that every individual life is infinitely precious, that every one of us put in this world has been put there for a reason and has something to offer.
If you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a small chance of survival. There may even be a worse case: you may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.
It's difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.
‘Tis a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for their liberty in defending our own.
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniencies attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.
The history of liberty is a history of limitation of government power, not the increase of it.
Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom.
If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.
It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.
Thanks to some heroes, I have liberty, today.
There are different kinds of heroes.
Heroes like:
Lawrence Joel received the Medal of Honor (3447 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen... have received the Medal of Honor). There's a song about him called "8th Of November" by Big and Rich.
Elizabeth Claypoole (aka Betsy Ross) Her first two husbands, John Ross and Joseph Ashburn, died during the war.
Brad Kasal received the Navy Cross.
The signers of the Declaration of Independence.
The Chaplains who received the Chaplain's Medal for Heroism.
God bless us all. God bless the US.
Liberty ~
From the dictionary:
- The condition of being free from restriction or control.
- The right and power to act, believe, or express oneself in a manner of one's own choosing.
- The condition of being physically and legally free from confinement, servitude, or forced labor.
From some smart folks:
Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.
Freedom is the recognition that no single person, no single authority or government has a monopoly on the truth, but that every individual life is infinitely precious, that every one of us put in this world has been put there for a reason and has something to offer.
If you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a small chance of survival. There may even be a worse case: you may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.
It's difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.
‘Tis a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for their liberty in defending our own.
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniencies attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.
The history of liberty is a history of limitation of government power, not the increase of it.
Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom.
If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.
It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.
Thanks to some heroes, I have liberty, today.
There are different kinds of heroes.
Heroes like:
Lawrence Joel received the Medal of Honor (3447 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen... have received the Medal of Honor). There's a song about him called "8th Of November" by Big and Rich.
Elizabeth Claypoole (aka Betsy Ross) Her first two husbands, John Ross and Joseph Ashburn, died during the war.
Brad Kasal received the Navy Cross.
The signers of the Declaration of Independence.
The Chaplains who received the Chaplain's Medal for Heroism.
God bless us all. God bless the US.