Tag Archives: freedom
The 11th Hour of the 11th Day
IN FLANDER’S FIELD by John McCrae In Flanders Fields the poppies blow, Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky, The larks, still bravely singing, fly, Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are … Continue reading
When the World Stopped Turning
Alan Jackson Where Were You? “Eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty…” —Andrew Jackson, 1837 Never Forget 9.11.2001 .
And the Wall Came a' Tumbling Down
The Berlin Wall went up in 1961, to keep the people in. And we said “Let them come to Berlin.” There are many people in the world who really don’t understand, or say they don’t, what is the great issue … Continue reading
Declaration of Independence
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Continue reading
Remembering Tiananmen Square
This image is seared in my memory. A single man, daring to stand atop history. Not yelling “Stop!” (that was the job of William F. Buckley, Jr). Simply standing, 5 June 1989, on Bejing’s Tiananmen Square in an act of … Continue reading
Our Irish Elders
In 1849, Thomas William Maloy married Anna Kenny, somewhere in County Roscommon, Ireland. They soon departed Eire’s green shores for a better life in America, settling on a small farm in Upstate New York. The Maloys—along with untold other Irish ancestors known … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was one of my first heroes. Growing up in the rural Midwest, he was a man of my people. As a young conservative, he was the founding father of the Republican Party. As an American, he was the man … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Ronald Reagan
Now, so there will be no misunderstanding, it’s not my intention to do away with government. It is rather to make it work—work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can … Continue reading
Content of their Character
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today!” … Continue reading
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