With the Fourth of July approaching, we might be smart to take anyplace from half-hour to an hour, and browse (or reread) the Declaration of Independence and ponder how a lot the considerations and ideas which are written in that doc, apply, for good or dangerous, 248 years later. It ought to take solely minimal discernment to appreciate we’ve chosen collectively to embrace many aspects of presidency that brought on the colonists to declare a separation from Nice Britain and King George.
There are numerous religious blessings, individually and as a nation, we’re at the moment lacking, from our ignorance and/or apathy. The excellent news is that appropriate, full info, is now extra broadly accessible then ever earlier than, so let’s increase the bar and be decided to stop following short-sighted beliefs and ideas, that courageous women and men fought and died, to free us from, practically two and a half centuries in the past.
It’s by no means too late to return to appropriate ideas of presidency, however it is going to take continuous effort on the a part of residents to be higher educated on human nature and the way its connection to political ideas has been an ongoing problem for millennia – or extra.
How true it’s, that the value of liberty is everlasting vigilance. So in that respect, displaying Previous Glory, attending patriotic gatherings and picnics alone, is not going to be sufficient to heal our Republic. Every of us can have a strong affect on different residents and our public servants, once we analysis the founding of our nation after which disseminate these truths to society at massive. Are you as much as the duty?
Leo R. Lindquist
Vice Chair Unbiased American Patriots