Writing this Post yesterday was a difficult task, as I was seeking to find words appropriately thoughful and thought provking to be worthy of honoring the sacrifices of the many, many generations of our Nation's patriots who made it possible for me to be free to pontificate as I please, without fear of retribution or government censorship.
Finding no eloquence in my quill yesterday, I instead turned to the words of a noted American orator, Daniel Webster, who spoke to a warring nation on July 4,1812:
"It is the power of every generation to make themselves, in some degree, partakers in the deeds, and in the fame of their ancestors, by adopting the principles, and studying their examples ... [thereby] the heart, as well as the understanding, feels the connection [and discover they are] ... part of the great chain of existence ... binding the present to the past, and even to the future. ... They cannot perish better than standing between their country and the embraces of a ferocious Tyranny, hated of man, and accursed of God."
Now most of us will not be called upon to literally take up arms to war against America's ememies, but we are all called upon to be active citizens, involved in the political process so as to defeat the domestic agents of tyranny. Accordingly, for us all, in striving to preserve this most Perfect Union, a Federal Republic - so long as we can keep it, we are challenged to marshall our full talents, energy and yes, eloquence, between now and the November elections. I do not care to whom you enlist your support, just as long as your participation embodies the framers' vision of America where every citizen is free to pursue his own vision of success and personal happiness based the merits of his own endeavors, work ethic and determination.
In keeping our polities' commitment to rugged individualism, and not Group Identity entitlements, we will remain connected to our Nation's glorious history and limitless future, where it can again be Morning in America.
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