daveman
Diamond Member
Those of us who were born into a "different America" and grew up in that America can remember when she was a proud nation, had the respect of most of the world, and was looked up to. We were a free country. The feeling was almost palpable. We could be very proud to say we were Americans and could travel in safety to other countries without being booed, hissed and spat upon.
How badly we have fallen. But by staying informed, being vigilant, working together, it's possible to bring that America back, if not for ourselves, then for our children and grandchildren. Americans have a tendency to forget - let's hope the shameful, despotic performance of this administration will teach us to remember ... for a long, long time and keep us fighting back against tyranny.
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.
-- Ronald Reagan