"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed, if so celestial an article as Freedom should not be highly rated."
--Thomas Paine
Happy 4th and remember true freedom is never free,
David
As I walked the bridge in Waco and feared for my life, I wondered if anyone even knew the cost of the 4th of July. Thanks for posting Paine. We all need to be reminded how costly freedom is. In fact, the Ultimate Freedom cost Jesus His Life.
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