“The American flag doesn't give her glory on a peaceful, calm day. It's when the winds pick up and become boisterous, do we see her strength. When she unfolds her hand, and shows her frayed fingers, where we see the stretch of red-blood lines of man that fought for this land. The purity of white stripes that strips our sins, and the stars of Abraham's covenant, broad in a midnight blue sky. The rights our forefathers established. As it waves high in the currents of freedom, where the Torch of Liberty shines over the sea, does she give meaning to unity. When we strive as one nation, or when it drops half-mast, to a fallen soldier.” WarCharacterGodGovernmentAmericaOpportunityFreedomHistoryPowerUnited StatesSeaStrengthGloryBraveryIndependenceUnitySoldierPrivilegeBlowEqualityCivil RightsPeacefulOnenessMourningFightCitizenshipForefathersStatue Of LibertyWindsFlagTorchGust Of WindCovenant Of AbrahamHalf Mast Author:Anthony Liccione
“The principle of equality, which makes men independent of each other, gives them a habit and a taste for following, in their private actions, no other guide but their own will. This complete independence, which they constantly enjoy towards their equals and in the intercourse of private life, tends to make them look upon all authority with a jealous eye, and speedily suggests to them the notion and the love of political freedom. Men living at such times have a natural bias to free institutions. Take any one of them at a venture, and search if you can his most deep-seated instincts; and you will find that, of all governments, he will soonest conceive and most highly value that government whose head he has himself elected, and whose administration he may control.” GovernmentFreedomIndependenceEqualityWillPolitical Freedom1840 Book:Democracy in America Source: Democracy in America
“Not just the Congress is capitulating to 45/47 and the dismantling of our government: industry, lawyers, even esteemed, independent colleges. It's a horrifying difficult-to-fully-process time. Some of us still have our lives intact-- barely affected by the clenching at our throats and the rising terror-- but there are others losing their life's work-- there are others being kidnapped on the streets-- people who can't stay, people who can't come back, people who are just thrown in prisons of one kind or another here or elsewhere. Whose life matters anyway?” LifeGovernmentHorrorIndependencePrisonCongressTerrorKidnappingDismantleGet Me Out Of Here Author:Shellen Lubin