A New American Manifesto
In a time when the Democrat Party has cast aside the concept of individual liberty, and replaced it with class liberty, America founders on the rocky shores of perdition. The Republican Party, intent on self destruction, thrashes about like a madman, while we lose the Republic. Politics in America has become a power game, with position, might, and money as the prize. Government now bows to the engine of special interests. Our elected leaders wear the Seven Deadly Sins as rights of passage.
We must claim again our legacy of Individual Liberty. There is no real liberty but the liberty of a single man or women. We must claim again the Moral Ground. We have no legitimate reason to exist without it. We must claim again Truth and Justice, for no other virtues can sustain us. We must remember that from the very beginning, a respect for the Creator and a deference to Him has guided both national policy and shared values. If we lose our national conscience, we are doomed to the basement of history, to share the damp and dust with other failed societies. We must believe in ourselves, and in the hope that has burned at the heart of our national identity.
We must claim the common ground. We must be willing to fight for it. Yes, to die for it. We must seek out and reclaim what once branded the best of us, Duty and Honor.
Love of our Country, love of its Citizens, and love of Liberty must no longer be standards we hide is dusty closets, or abandon altogether. We must confront those in need with Charity, proclaim Hard Work and Steadfastness as necessary Virtues, and Courage as our heritage. We must begin again. We must begin with Common Sense, Purpose, and Accountability.
To those Citizens who feel excluded by these words, I offer this: you are welcome for who you are, not for what group, class, or organization you belong to. The Greatness of this Nation abides with the individual, and it is our Solemn Duty to provide that citizen with True Liberty. No group or organization is more important than the poorest of us, the weakest , or the most humble.
Most rights have a natural limit. It is reached when they collide with another. Common Sense, Law, and Tradition must be considered when deciding the boundaries.
The Constitution provides Freedom of Religion, including the Right to Not Believe, but does Not provide freedom From Religion. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
We must claim again our legacy of Individual Liberty. There is no real liberty but the liberty of a single man or women. We must claim again the Moral Ground. We have no legitimate reason to exist without it. We must claim again Truth and Justice, for no other virtues can sustain us. We must remember that from the very beginning, a respect for the Creator and a deference to Him has guided both national policy and shared values. If we lose our national conscience, we are doomed to the basement of history, to share the damp and dust with other failed societies. We must believe in ourselves, and in the hope that has burned at the heart of our national identity.
We must claim the common ground. We must be willing to fight for it. Yes, to die for it. We must seek out and reclaim what once branded the best of us, Duty and Honor.
Love of our Country, love of its Citizens, and love of Liberty must no longer be standards we hide is dusty closets, or abandon altogether. We must confront those in need with Charity, proclaim Hard Work and Steadfastness as necessary Virtues, and Courage as our heritage. We must begin again. We must begin with Common Sense, Purpose, and Accountability.
To those Citizens who feel excluded by these words, I offer this: you are welcome for who you are, not for what group, class, or organization you belong to. The Greatness of this Nation abides with the individual, and it is our Solemn Duty to provide that citizen with True Liberty. No group or organization is more important than the poorest of us, the weakest , or the most humble.
Most rights have a natural limit. It is reached when they collide with another. Common Sense, Law, and Tradition must be considered when deciding the boundaries.
The Constitution provides Freedom of Religion, including the Right to Not Believe, but does Not provide freedom From Religion. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
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