Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Who Will Now Stand On Lexington Green?

Many of us like to proclaim the words of Charlton Heston: "From my cold dead hands!", but how many of us understand the depth of these words? Many of you know that long before July 4, 1776 a group of Americans stood on an open field facing the army of the most powerful empire on the face of the earth. A rag tag group of under armed men facing a modern military. What courage! We know the result, in the ensuing battle many of these men died and were wounded, but that sparked a fire which grew to a flame that forced the 'modern' military into retreat. That "shot heard 'round the world" began with a few brave men willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of their families and their future. Do we have that kind of men, or women, today? Will you stand on Lexington Green? Will you endure Valley Forge? Will you rise from defeat or threat to bring forth a new nation? Or to save our own? Or will you slink away to the comfort of your 'man cave' to watch the playoffs? Will you submit to turning your guns in exchange for food? Will you stand like the Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto uprising or go sheepishly to your prison, your 'reeducation camp'? The old saying of "if you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything" comes to mind. What will it take to make you stand up for yourselves, your children, and your liberty? Will you stand on Lexington Green?

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