Samual Adams Quote on virtue and liberty of this country

n  If Virtue & Knowledge are diffus’d among the People, they will never be enslav’d. This will be their great Security 

n   truest friend to the liberty of this country will not suffer a man to be chosen to any office of power who is not wise and virtuous. If ever time should come.

n  Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt. He therefore is the truest friend to the liberty of his country who tries most to promote its virtue, and who, so far as his power and influence extend, will not suffer a man to be chosen into any office of power and trust who is not a wise and virtuous man.

"Without Virture America will not survive. That is the hard facts that is why my ancestors in F rance lost their revolution. They took God and replace it with  the love of themselves. You take God out of the Constitution  and the French did just that out of therir constitution. where does that leave You ? We here in Americal are doing the same. We must bring it back or their is not hope" Michael Bedard

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In The Hands of Devine Providence " Bulletproof George Washington"

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Ignorance and Freedom

Thomas Jefferson from a Miraculious Request
Artist Michael Bedard

If a nation expects to be ignorant & free, in a state of civilisation, it expects what never was & never will be.
Thomas Jefferson

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with inherent and inalienable rights; that among these, are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.” –Declaration of Independence as originally written by Thomas Jefferson, 1776. ME 1:29, Papers 1:315?

Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath.

Thomas Jefferson

There are three things that will save America:

1. Acknowledge Gods hand in its creation and destiny.
2. Understand the principles of good government the founders gave us and make
sure those we elect adhere to them.
3. Keep Gods commandments.

Quotes worth remembering from George Washington

George Washington

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“If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”

“A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies.”

“Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.” 

“I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.”

BULLIT PROOF GEORGE WASHINGTON 1775

George Washington to Mary Ball Washington, July 18, 1755Shortly after the defeat of General Braddock's army on July 9, 1755, a defeated but clearly exhilarated George Washington wrote this excited and reassuring account of the battle to his mother, Mary Ball Washington. Washington praised the Virginia soldiers for their "Bravery," but condemned the British regulars who "broke, and run as Sheep pursued by dogs" for their "cowardice" and "dastardly behavior." The fortunes of war smiled down on Washington, as the young American escaped uninjured by hostile or friendly fire, although "I had four Bullets through my Coat, and two Horses shot under me." Washington continued to serve in the Anglo-American military and was a major factor in Britain's defeat of the French and capture of Fort Duquesne (renamed Fort Pitt by the British) in 1758. Immediately after his return to Virginia, Washington married Martha Dandridge Custis on January 6, 1759.

BULLIT PROOF GEORGE WASHINGTON 

1755

BY MICHAEL BEDARD

 PAINTING IS ALMOST FINISHED THE PROJECT WAS FIVE MONTHS IN THE MAKING. I will write more of this later today.  

In God We Trust

In god we trust

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      George Washington: “It is the duty of nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor.” --- “The propitious smiles of heaven can never be expected on a 

nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which heaven itself has 

ordained.” 

      Abraham Lincoln:  “All the good the Savior gave to the world was

communicated in this book. But for it we could not know right from wrong. All things most desirable for man’s welfare, here and hereafter are to be found portrayed in it.”

--- “Intelligence, patriotism, Christianity, and a firm reliance on Him, who has never yet forsaken this favored land, are still competent to adjust, in the best way,  all our present difficulty.”

     

     Ronald Reagan: “I believe with all my heart that standing up for America means standing up for the God who has so blessed our land.”--- “The First Amendment was not written to protect the people of this country from religious values; it was written to protect religious values from government tyranny.”--- “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free".

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A FREE NATION UNDER GOD

A Free Nation Under God is an inspired and solemn declaration that God is the origin of Freedom. Providential Light emanates from on high and extends throughout the painting to remind America that freedom is a gift from God who reigns eternally.

        This artistic rendering specifically reaffirms that America’s freedom was and is the work of Providence.  With a predominantly Judeo-Christian legacy, the founders knew that freedom was a gift from God.  Thus America’s destiny, as a free nation, has always been guided by that knowledge.

       The majestic bald eagle depicted in this painting is an iconic American symbol of freedom.  The Ten Commandments, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution, gripped in the talons of the eagle, reaffirm that a free nation is dependent upon God and upon holding fast to these sacred documents. Providence has blessed America with freedom and will continue to do so, as long as its citizens are guided by The Light and fly with the eagle. 

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