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Life & Liberty: Those Undisputed Champions of America

The Champion of America, Frederick Douglass ā€œThe education of the nation is paramount, and should not be neglected. We should recognize the absolute necessity of elevating our citizens of whatever class or condition from ignorance, from degradation, from superstition, from pauperism, from crime. It is an accepted axiom, I believe everywhere, that the more intelligent the citizen is the better citizen he is.ā€ Congressman Richard Cain , South Carolina, 1875 at the House Of Representatives The Reconstruction Era of 1870 to 1901 was a remarkable time wherein 22 Americans of black skin color , with legislative agendas on increasing education, political rights, and economic independence  became Congressmen in our nationā€™s capital. The mere presence of former slaves in positions of governmental authority represented a tremendous victory for America, as it pertains to its fulfillment of the constitutional ideas of equal justice, life, and liberty for all.   Republi...

The Cannons of Fort Ticonderoga/ #ProLifeDemocrats & #ProLifeRepublicans: #ProLifeAmerica is #StrongerTogether

President Ronald Reagan at the National Association of Evangelicals 41st Annual Convention, March 3, 1983 ā€œThe war of the Americans is a war of passion; it is of such a nature as to be supported by the most powerful virtues, love of liberty and of their country; and, at the same time, by those passions in the human heart which give courage, strength and perseverance to man;..no matter what gives birth to that enthusiasm; whether in the name of religion or of liberty, the effects are the same; it inspires a spirit which is unconquerable, and solicitous to undergo difficulty, danger, and hardship..ā€ Speech of Mr. Fox, in the British Parliament, on American Affairs, 1778. The Columbian Orator, Bingham, Caleb. It is said that the American Revolution began in the hearts and minds of the people at the onset of oppression. In this regard, it lasted from about 1760 to 1783. I believe that our American revolution continues. How does the value of human life connect with the idea ...

We are #StrongerTogether: Let's Start With A Dynamic Revolution in Education

ā€œWe are duty bound to carry the torch of liberty in our time, to defend it from modern attack and to preserve it for our children and for their children.ā€ U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas It is few and far between the finding of a trained intellect steeped in the valuing of fairness and righteousness onto others with measures of altruism, impartiality, and also enjoys an understanding and appreciation of the historicity of past civilizations and singular intellectual accomplishments. John Adams was this man and he tempered, admonished, shaped, and brought gravity to the critical thinking process of that congress of intellectuals long ago. Realizing he was surrounded by not simply intellectuals, but also politicians jockeying for preeminence, Adams spoke for the simplest of colonists, bringing a sober mind and heart that called God the Bishop of his soul, and the rule of lawā€” the precepts on which the new country would flourish. The training of inte...