American Great Heritage Created Through The Works and Words Of Patriots

At the foundation of the

successful

American revolution is also

found

the

reason for our nation's

"In God We Trust"

National Motto

The

reason the

American revolution

succeeded against great odds

and

will

continue to

succe

ssful, even against seemingly great

odds, is

because of people

of faith

who put their trust in God

(Old Testament | 2 Chronicles 32:7 - 8)

7 Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all

the

multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:

8 With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our

battles.

(Old Testament | Psalms 62:10 - 12)

10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your

heart

upon them.

11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to

his

work.

(Old Testament | Psalms 146:2 - 3)

2 While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises

unto my God while I have any being.

3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

(Old Testament | Proverbs 29:25)

25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

(Old Testament | Proverbs 30:4 - 5)

4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his

fists?

who

hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the

earth? what

is his

name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?

5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

(Old Testament | Isaiah 50:10)

10 ¶ Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that

walketh in

darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay

upon his

God.

(Old Testament | Isaiah 57:13)

13 ¶ When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all

away;

vanity

shall take them: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and

shall

inherit my holy

mountain;

(New Testament | 1 Timothy 4:9 - 10)

9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.

10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God,

who is

the

Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

America's Great Heritage Created

Through The Works

and

Words Of Patriots

1787, June 27

- Benjamin Franklin to the delegates at the

Constitutional

Convention:

“In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, when we were

sensible

danger, we had daily prayers in this room for divine

protection.

Our prayers,

sir,

were heard; and they were graciously

answered."

“All of us who were engaged in this struggle must have

observed

frequent

instances of a superintending Providence in our

favor. To

that

kind

Providence

we owe this happy opportunity of

consulting

in peace

the

means of

establishing our future

national

felicity.

And have we

now

forgotten

that powerful

Friend?

Or do we

imagine

that we no

longer need

His

assistance?”

“I have lived, sir, a long time; and the longer I live the more

convincing

proofs I

see of this truth--that God governs in the affairs

men; and if a

sparrow cannot

fall to the ground without his

notice, is it

probable that an

empire can rise without

His aid?”

“We have been assured, sir, in sacred writings, that except the

Lord

build

the

house they labor in vain that build it. I firmly believe

this; and I

also

believe

that

without his concurring aid we shall

succeed in this

political

building no

better

than the builders of

Babel.”

1788, May 28

- George Washington to the Marquis de

Lafayette:

“The plot thickens fast. A few short weeks will determine the

political

fate of

America for the present generation and probably

produce no small

influence

the happiness of society through a

long

succession of ages to

come.

Should

every thing proceed with

harmony

and consent according to

our

actual wishes

and

expectations; I will

confess to you sincerely, my dear

Marquis; it

will

be so

much beyond

any thing we had a right to imagine or

expect

eighteen months

ago,

that it will demonstrate as visibly the

finger of

Providence, as any

possible

event in the course of human

affairs

can ever

designate it.”

1796, September 17

- George Washington in his farewell

address:

“The -- Constitution -- ‘till changed --,’ is sacredly obligatory

upon

all --

But

let

there be no change by usurpation; for though

this, in

one

instance,

may be

the

instrument of good, it is the

customary

weapon by

which free

governments

are

destroyed. --”

1838, January 27

- Abraham Lincoln in his address

in part

at the

Young

Men’s

Lyceum

Springfield,

Illinois:

"--At what point shall we expect the approach of danger? By

what

means shall we fortify against it?-- Shall we expect some

transatlantic

military giant, to step the Ocean, and crush us at a

blow? Never!--All the

armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined,

with all the treasure of the

earth (our own excepted) in their military

chest; with a Buonaparte for a

commander, could not by force, take

a drink from the Ohio, or make a

track

on the Blue Ridge, in a trial of

a thousand years."

At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I

answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot

come

from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be

its

author and

finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through

all

time, or die by

suicide."

“I know the American People are much attached to their

Government;

know

they would suffer much for its sake;

I know

they

would endure

evils long

and

patiently, before they would ever

think of

exchanging it for

another. Yet,

notwithstanding all this, if the

laws be

continually despised

and disregarded, if

their rights to be

secure in

their persons and property,

are held by no better

tenure

than the

caprice of a mob, the alienation of

their affections from the

Government

is the natural consequence; and to

that, sooner or

later, it must

come."

“Here then, is one point at which danger may be expected.”

“The question recurs, ”how shall we fortify against it?" The

answer

simple.

Let every American, every lover of liberty, every

well wisher

to his

posterity,

swear by the blood of the Revolution,

never to violate

in the least

particular, the

laws of the country; and

never to tolerate

their violation by

others. As the patriots

seventy

six did to the

support of the Declaration

Independence,

so to the

support of the

Constitution and Laws, let every

American

pledge his

life, his

property,

and his sacred honor;-

let every man

remember

that to violate the law,

to trample on the blood of his

father,

and to

tear the character of his

own, and his

children’s

liberty.

Let

reverence for the

laws

be breathed

by every American

mother, to

the

lisping babe, that prattles

on her lap

let it

be taught

in schools,

seminaries, and in colleges; let it

written in

Primers,

spelling

books, and

Almanacs;

let it be preached

from

the

pulpit,

proclaimed in legislative

halls, and

enforced in courts of

justice.

And, in

short, let it

become the

political religion of

the

nation;

and

let

the old

and the

young, the rich and

the poor, the

grave and the

gay,

of all sexes and tongues,

and colors and

conditions,

sacrifice

unceasingly

upon its altars

“While ever a state of feeling, such as thi

s, shall universally, or

even,

very

generally prevail throughout the nation, vain will be

every

effort,

and

fruitless

every attempt, to subvert our national

freedom.”

1863, November 19

- Abraham Lincoln in his Gettysburg

Address:

“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on

this

continent a

new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to

the

proposition

that all men are

created equal.

“Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that

nation, or

any

nation, so conceived, and so dedicated, can long

endure.

“. . . It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task

remaining

before us .

. . that we here highly resolve that these dead

shall not have

died in

vain. . . and

that government of the people, by

the

people, and for

the people

shall not perish

from the earth.”

1961, January 17

- President Eisenhower in his farewell

address:

“In the councils of government, we must guard against the

acquisition

unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought,

the military-

industrial

complex. The potential for the disastrous

rise of

misplaced power

exists and

will

persist.”

“We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our

liberties or

democratic processes. We should take nothing for

granted.

Only an alert and

knowledgeable citizenry can compel the

proper

meshing

of the huge industrial

and military machinery of

defense with

our peaceful

methods and goals, so

that

security and

liberty may

prosper together.”

“The prospect of domination of the nation’s scholars by Federal

employment,

project allocations, and the power of money is ever

present -

and

is gravely to be

regarded.”

“Yet, in holding scientific research and discovery in respect, as

should,

must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger

that

public

policy could

itself

become the captive of a scientific-

technological elite..”

1961, January 20

- President Kennedy Inaugural Address:

“Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice,

President

Eisenhower,

Vice President Nixon, President Truman,

reverend clergy,

fellow

citizens, we

observe today not a victory of

party, but a

celebration of

freedom -

symbolizing

an end, as well as

a beginning -

signifying renewal,

as well as

change. For I have

sworn before you and

Almighty God the same

solemn oath

our

forebears

prescribed nearly a

century and three quarters

ago.”

“The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal

hands

the

power

to abolish all forms of human poverty and all

forms

human life.

And

yet the

same revolutionary beliefs for

which our

forebears fought are

still at

issue around

the globe-the

belief that

the

rights of man come not

from the

generosity of the

state, but from

the

hand of God.”

“We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first

revolution.

Let

the

word go forth from this time and place, to friend

and

foe alike, that

the torch

has

been passed to a new generation of

Americans - born in this

century,

tempered

by war, disciplined by a

hard and bitter peace, proud of

our ancient

heritage - and

unwilling

witness or permit the slow undoing

of those human

rights to

which

this

Nation has always been committed,

and to which we are

committed

today at

home and around the world. . . ”

“. . . In the long history of the world, only a few generations have

been

granted

the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum

danger. I do

not

shrink from

this responsibility - I welcome it. I do

not

believe that any of

would exchange

places with any other

people

any other generation.

The

energy, the faith, the

devotion

which

bring to this endeavor will light

our

country and all who

serve

it -

and

the glow from that fire can truly light

the

world. . . ”

1961, April 27

- President Kennedy in his “President and

the Press” speech:

“The very word ‘secrecy’ is repugnant in a free and open

society;

and

are as

a people inherently and historically opposed

to secret

societies,

secret oaths

and secret proceedings. We

decided long

ago that the

dangers of

excessive and

unwarranted

concealment of

pertinent facts far

outweighed the

dangers which

are cited to justify it.

Even today, there is

little value in

opposing the

threat of a

closed

society by imitating its

arbitrary restrictions.

Even

today, there is little

value in insuring the survival

of our nation if our

traditions do not

survive with it.

And there is very grave

danger that

announced need

for increased security

will be seized upon

those anxious

to expand

its meaning to the very limits of

official

censorship and

concealment.

That I do not intend to permit. . . .”

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The Battle Hymn of the Republic

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:
His truth is marching on.

Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.

In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me.
As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free,
While God is marching on.

Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
While God is marching on.

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