Light a Candle on November 4, 2008
It’s difficult to believe that our country is sitting on the precipice of abandoning its principles, its honor and its glory. It’s disheartening to conceive the majority of Americans are ashamed of their flag, ashamed of their history.
The blood of Americans has been shed on every continent to protect and propel the dignity and rights of all mankind. The world has always assumed that the United States would come to the rescue. America has never failed these expectations; America may arrive late, but never empty handed.
We never stood alone, but we always stood taller. Our ingenuity, loyalty, kindness, generosity, unbridled determination and heroism unfolded in epic proportions. And like America’s soldiers, who have always been embarrassed by the medals they earn, Americans have always understood the essence of duty.
If they had to work two jobs to feed their family, that’s what they did. If they had to put themselves in the line of fire to protect their friends, that’s what they did. If they had to rush into a burning building to save the lives of others, that’s what they did.
America’s strength and prosperity were built by generations of people who understood that sacrifice is an inherent part of duty. They understood that responsibility didn’t define their lives or patriotism; it just quietly kept these attributes alive.
President Kennedy summarized America’s climb to greatness with the words, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” In one sentence, Kennedy described what kept, and what would keep, America strong.
President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society legislation reversed President Kennedy’s concept of patriotism. Senator Obama’s political agenda is second nature to the generations of Americans who were raised in an era of government handouts.
Senator Obama grew up in a society that was concerned with the answer to only one question. What can my country do for me? He is the product of affirmative action, diversity and shared responsibility. With millions of others, he was deceived into believing that his personal success depended on the beneficence of the government.
Anyone steeped in this characterization of opportunity would advocate income redistribution, sanctuary cities, healthcare divvied out by bureaucrats, and would be confused by personal responsibility. This is the only reason why an immature, inexperienced political hack is one election away from the Oval Office.
This election will determine if Americans want to be subservient to government, or want the government subservient to the citizens. This is the crossroad at which America stands. Let’s hope the older generations will keep the candle of personal responsibility burning in the windows of America.
The blood of Americans has been shed on every continent to protect and propel the dignity and rights of all mankind. The world has always assumed that the United States would come to the rescue. America has never failed these expectations; America may arrive late, but never empty handed.
We never stood alone, but we always stood taller. Our ingenuity, loyalty, kindness, generosity, unbridled determination and heroism unfolded in epic proportions. And like America’s soldiers, who have always been embarrassed by the medals they earn, Americans have always understood the essence of duty.
If they had to work two jobs to feed their family, that’s what they did. If they had to put themselves in the line of fire to protect their friends, that’s what they did. If they had to rush into a burning building to save the lives of others, that’s what they did.
America’s strength and prosperity were built by generations of people who understood that sacrifice is an inherent part of duty. They understood that responsibility didn’t define their lives or patriotism; it just quietly kept these attributes alive.
President Kennedy summarized America’s climb to greatness with the words, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” In one sentence, Kennedy described what kept, and what would keep, America strong.
President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society legislation reversed President Kennedy’s concept of patriotism. Senator Obama’s political agenda is second nature to the generations of Americans who were raised in an era of government handouts.
Senator Obama grew up in a society that was concerned with the answer to only one question. What can my country do for me? He is the product of affirmative action, diversity and shared responsibility. With millions of others, he was deceived into believing that his personal success depended on the beneficence of the government.
Anyone steeped in this characterization of opportunity would advocate income redistribution, sanctuary cities, healthcare divvied out by bureaucrats, and would be confused by personal responsibility. This is the only reason why an immature, inexperienced political hack is one election away from the Oval Office.
This election will determine if Americans want to be subservient to government, or want the government subservient to the citizens. This is the crossroad at which America stands. Let’s hope the older generations will keep the candle of personal responsibility burning in the windows of America.
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