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.”