In the history of the creation of our National Motto, the following
    is given:

            In a letter dated November 20, 1861, the 25th Secretary of the
    Treasury, Salmon P. Chase, wrote to James Pollock, Director of the
    Mint at Philadelphia:

        "Dear Sir: No nation can be strong except in the strength of
    God, or safe except in His defense. The trust of our people in
    God should be declared on our national coins."

        "You will cause a device to be prepared without unnecessary
    delay with a motto expressing in the fewest and tersest words
    possible this national recognition."

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"IN GOD WE TRUST"
           The roll of American government includes promoting the general
    welfare of the citizens of the nation. The general welfare is served
    best when our laws of freedom are upheld.

            People benefit most in a free society when they live among
    other people who respect other people's rights. The rights of
    people in a free society are easier to preserve among those who
    are self governed by a high moral code of conduct or religion.

             Among our laws of freedom written in our Constitution is the law
    of freedom for religion that states our government will not make
    laws respecting the establishment of religion, or restricting the free
    exercise thereof.

            Everyone person born into this world has the freedom to choose
    good over evil, to search for a better life with spiritual rewards. The
    intent of our laws of liberty in the Constitution are to protect the
    people's rights to govern themselves. The American people have
    shown themselves to be responsible in their liberty for the care of
    the earth and environment. We have enabled environmental
    protection laws that are an added expense to our manufacturing.
    However, the will of the American people and their laws of liberty
    are being subverted by corruption and free trade agreements.

         Some people choose not to believe that life is in the hands of a
    personal and caring Creator. To them, life is accidental which gives
    them the perceived right to control and exploit as they desire. They
    believe that, for the good of society, man cannot be trusted with
    liberty as our Constitution gives. They think that they are doing
    good to suppress liberty especially for population reduction.

            People who believe that they must answer to their Creator for all
    their actions are those who are self governed by a high moral code
    of religion.

            It was people such as these who were our nation's Founding
    Fathers. It was such people who wrote the Declaration of
    Independence and recognized their Creator in the Declaration of
    Independence. It was such people as these who were inspired to
    create our National Motto, "In God We Trust".

            The government of a free people must not restrict the free
    exercise of religion, rather it ought to encourage religion by
    publishing the truth that the worship of the Creator referred to in
    the Declaration of Independence is necessary to the preservation
    of our free society.
          Americans speak much of liberty. The laws of our United States
    Constitution and Bill of Rights speak of liberty.

           Do laws give people liberty? They definitely make a difference,
    especially when the laws are obeyed, but laws alone have never and
    can never guarantee people their liberty.

           At various times throughout the histories of civilizations people
    have lived by laws that supported freedom and they were soon
    brought under bondage.

           Our hope is that we, the American people, will never come under
    bondage. Our hope is that, as we seek to live by our National Motto,
    our cause for liberty will grow stronger and fear will not drive us into
    bondage.

           It is through fear that we would be willing to give up our liberty for
    the promise of security. Without trust in God, this will certainly be the
    case. Even now, in these times of increasing terrorism, there is
    discussion of civil rights verses security, of altering or giving up laws
    of our liberty in the Constitution for a promise of security. Evidence of
    this debate can be seen by clicking  HERE.

           It is through having trust in God that men can overcome fear and
    be willing to stand in support of people's rights and vote for the honor
    of our laws of liberty that are written in the Constitution.

            We the People must always be willing to stand in defense of our
    laws of liberty as other faithful Americans have been willing to do
    before us. Let us never forget to be grateful to all those who stood to
    preserve our liberty.

            Americans who choose to TRUST IN GOD, as our National
    Motto suggests, are no longer subject to the bondage that can come
    through having fear of death. They choose, instead, to serve the
    cause of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness which is the right of
    all mankind as it is written within our Declaration of Independence and
    protected by the laws of the United States Constitution.
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