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July 4th, 2006 "His Truth is marching on" |
230 years and counting |
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Liberty and Freedom are God given |
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"...And the LORD God
commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in
the garden, but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge
of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely
die."..."
Genesis 2:16-17
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" ... The Spirit of the
Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to
preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the
brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and
release from darkness for the prisoners...."
Isaiah 61:1
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"...the creation
itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and
brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God."
Romans 8:21
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Liberty and Freedom are inspired and sacrificial |
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Jesus of Nazareth:
"Greater love
has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his
friends." John 15:13
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Patrick Henry March 1775:
".....It is only in this
way that we can hope to arrive at truth, and fulfill the great
responsibility which we hold to God and our country. Should I
keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving
offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards
my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of
Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings. ......"
".... What is it
that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or
peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and
slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others
may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
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(full text here)
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Declaration of Independence July 4th,1776:
".... we hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are
Created Equal, that they are Endowed by their Creator
with certain Inalienable Rights, among these are Life,
Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness...."
(full text here)
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Liberty and Freedom require perseverance |
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Thomas Paine December 1776:
"...These are the times that try men's souls. The
summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this
crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he
that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and
woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet
we have this consolation with us, that the harder the
conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too
cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives
every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper
price upon its goods...."
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Abraham Lincoln, 1864, second inaugural address:
".....With malice
toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the
right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to
finish the work we are in,....."
(full text here)
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Dwight D. Eisenhower 1958:
"History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid."
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Ronald Reagan 1986:
"Above all, we
must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the
arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and
moral courage of free men and women. It is a
weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have. "
"You and I have a
rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our
children this, the last best hope of man on earth,
or we will sentence them to take the first step into a
thousand years of darkness. "
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