E 'was observed for eight years, since we have Thanksgiving in the dark shadow of 9 / 11, for eight years since I started writing this essay freedom of expression of my deepest gratitude to those who bequeathed blessings of liberty, the giants on whose shoulders we all stand.
My fourth grade teacher, Welch has taught us how the pilgrims came to America to escape religious persecution, and a moment of thanks was to celebrate our religious freedom. He made sure we got theMayflower Compact, with its commitment to civil body politic. He taught us the victims of this first winter, when more than half the colony died.
These were the major issues that I was taught by America, the big themes that Mr. Welch has taught us that in western Pennsylvania school many years ago.
Freedom. The freedom to worship as we believe what we want, no matter how unpopular or dangerous it could be. As Emerson wrote: "Nothing is sacred, but in the endthe integrity of your mind. "
Cooperation. The commitment we make to cooperate freely with each other for the good of a civil body politic. The recognition of what we saw in our history, and work with 1 + 1 makes 3 miracles.
Shared Sacrifice. The recognition of our history, as the brutal winter in 1620 as Valley Forge, as the beaches of Normandy and as the dark day in September to eight years, we are in thistogether. that our destinies are linked, which, as Benjamin Franklin put: "We must hang together, gentlemen … else, we hang separately are the safest"
On that Thanksgiving Day eight years ago, which was combined 11.09 after Thanksgiving, America as a nation. Our freedom, decided by a terrorist enemy that our destruction was attacked. The victims of the 09/11 split was in the country, because everyone knew someone who knew someone died that terrible day. And in the spirit ofCo-existed in America, as we saw after the Second World War. Not only in America but in many parts of the world.
How different is today. There is little cooperation in the halls of government, far less than we need to address the challenges. With the gushing fountain of new money on Wall Street, while still outside the cones on Main Street turned, people are angry. Where is the shared sacrifice, a sense that we are all in this together? InLack of cooperation and in the presence of anger, our freedoms disappear unstoppable. 1 + 1 ½ to fast.
I do not think that is what we, we the people want. It 'also in accordance with our responsibilities. As I remember Welch in class learning, it is our responsibility that the people … our sacred duty … the blessings of liberty to us to secure ourselves and our descendants of those before us those blessings secured to us.
One of the firstThings will be a good hockey coach, when things are right back to the roots get to concentrate his players' back to basics of the game. The little things right and great things will follow.
We the people need to do the same. We must focus on fundamental freedoms, cooperation and shared sacrifice. Get this right and unleash the creativity, innovative and productive in the world has ever seen. Wrong and is 1 + 1 fast ½.
This week brought news that illustrates in a small way what it means to do well. liberal organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union, cooperation with organizations like the conservative Heritage Foundation to the government on what they see as the cause over-criminalization. Opposite ends of the political spectrum to unite to protect our freedom.
A comparison with the country's dominant personality. Perhaps the only thing that Rush Limbaugh and> Keith Olbermann would agree is how the individual rating is good for others. Limbaugh, Olbermann, Palin, Pelosi, Reid, McConnell, everyone wants us to define our labels: left, right, conservative, liberal, hawk, dove, gay, straight, etc etc etc. The success lies in the definition of us differentiate the each other. Divide and conquer. The problem is that at its best, is win-lose in the worst cases, loss of revenue. Except of course for the big-moneyis taking too happy to exploit the situation for their own selfish ends, are big winners, while people who are the big losers.
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Heritage Foundation are back to basics. Forget the labels, they are saying. Concentrate on essential points. And 'their common conviction that is over-criminalization of tyranny by the state, and together, to take these freedoms back. The American Civil Liberties Union wins. HeritageFoundation wins. And so we know that to win the people we are. Win-Win-Win.
Be the change you see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on our faith, handed down this legacy of religious freedom is part of that first Thanksgiving. America's many faiths. And while everyone speaks differently man's relationship with the universe, they speak with one voice about our moral relationship, love your neighbor as yourself, what is hateful to you,not do to another, none of you is a believer till he loves for his brother what he loves for himself. Why? Why is the golden rule paves the way for win-win-win.
America in our Best speaks with just this voice, the voice of a win-win-win. During the period of major joint victims of World War II, was the Judge Learned Hand had the privilege of many thousands of Americans, including a large number of new citizens in a ceremony at American Day I Am the Central Park her wordson this day reflect the Golden Rule, the voice of win-win-win
The spirit of liberty is the spirit that is not too sure who is right, the spirit of liberty is the spirit, the spirit of other men and women trying to understand the spirit of liberty is the spirit, their interests, together with its weight, without prejudice, the spirit of liberty remembers that not even a sparrow falls to earth unheeded; the spirit of liberty is the spirit of those who taught near two thousand years agoHumanity has never learned that lesson, but never completely forgotten that this is a kingdom where the least shall be heard and considered side by side with older children.
I am very thankful for this Thanksgiving, the spirit of freedom for them is the source of all good in America. This spiritual foundation of America's freedom, honor, generate cooperation, sacrifice and does not reflect America's only 400 years together, but the shared sacrifice of freedom seekersPeople around, maybe two million years of human history.
Return to base. And 'the spirit of freedom that America can release new energies and the American imagination, innovation and productivity. And 'the spirit of freedom, which in turn can win lose-lose-lose and win-win-win. This is to make the spirit of freedom that can be 1 + 1 new third and 'the spirit of freedom that can bring us to that shining city on the hill.
Is this a happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved onesones. It may indicate a renewed commitment to reveal all of us in the spirit of freedom in everything we do.
Let freedom ring.
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