Malnourished, ill-clothed, and under-paid: it is astonishing to consider the level of commitment to liberty exhibited by Colonial Militia and Minutemen and Continental Army soldiers slogging hundreds of miles for 8 years in sweltering and freezing weather to finally win the American Revolutionary War against the British Empire, the most powerful land and naval military force in the world at the time.
The following excerpted quotes are from an Op-Ed article by Dr. John R. Lott Jr., the president of the Crime Prevention Research Center. He served as the senior advisor for research and statistics in the Office of Justice Programs and the Office of Legal Policy in the US Department of Justice during 2020-21.
“Gun control advocates often claim that guns are the leading cause of death among children — but that is false….Over the last couple of years, the media has continually pushed the assertion regarding children being at risk….What defines a child? For those under 18, vehicle deaths consistently outnumber firearm deaths.
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The White House Salute to America 250 Task Force, in partnership with Hillsdale College, provides a history series that tells the remarkable story of American Independence, highlighting the stories of the crucial characters and events that resulted in a small rag-tag army defeating the mightiest empire in the world and establishing the greatest republic ever to exist. This is the story of America.
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Below are links to resources on the White House website and other historical resources that help educate us about America’s rich heritage of liberty.
The United States Declaration of Independence excerpt: “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.”
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The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States begins: “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” (Read the Presidential Proclamation: Constitution Week.)
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The first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution comprise the Bill of Rights. Passed by Congress on September 25, 1789, these God-bestowed civil rights (that are “self-evident truths,” that “provide for the common defence,” are “the Blessings of Liberty,” and are “unalienable Rights” endowed by our Creator) place strict limitations on government power over American citizens.