Liberty!!

As today is the day of the establishment of the greatest experiment in freedom in the history of Man, I felt it necessary to remind us of some amazing thoughts about government and the need of the people to be forever vigilant. From some of the greatest minds in history I quote:

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.
Ronald Reagan

I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master.
Thomas Jefferson

It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue.
Samuel Adams

You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom. You can only be free if I am free.
Clarence Darrow

Coercion, after all, merely captures man. Freedom captivates him
Ronald Reagan

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
Edward Abbey

And let us not forget the words that started it all:

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
The Deceleration of Independence

In the end this is the country that stands as a beacon of light on the hill for all to strive to become and as citizens we should not choose to be like those that have failed and are still failing, but show them the greatness that has come from our decision to trust in our fellow man. When we promote individual choice and the responsibility that comes with that choice the need for an over reaching government disappears. I will wrap up with this:

"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance"
Thomas Jefferson