07/05/2024
I know this is a day late, but saw this today on another post from yesterday and couldn't let it pass...
Following is an excerpt from a commencement address that Ronald Reagan gave at Notre Dame on May 17th, 1981.
"This Nation was born when a band of men, the Founding Fathers, a group so unique we've never seen their like since, rose to such selfless heights. Lawyers, tradesmen, merchants, farmers - 56 men achieved security and standing in life but valued FREEDOM more.
they pledged their lives their fortunes and their sacred honor. Sixteen of them gave their lives. Most gave their fortunes. All preserved their sacred honor."
"They gave us more than a nation. They brought to all mankind for the first time the concept that man was born free, that each of us has inalienable rights, ours by the grace of God, and that government was created by us for our convenience, having only the powers that we choose to give it."
On this 4th of July be thankful for the Founding Fathers and pray our future leaders will embody the integrity, honesty, forthrightness and leadership necessary to reignite the sense of patriotism in all Americans.
