I hate to be one of the Nay Sayers who predict doom and gloom for our glorious nation. I believe in our system of government and have great respect for the members of the military that daily lay down their lives for the pursuit of freedom. However, fear has entered my soul. Its a fear brought on by the knowledge that many of our leaders have lost their love for liberty and sold their souls for wealth and status.
Abraham Lincoln has said:
What constitutes the bulwark of our liberty and independence? It is not our frowning battlements, our bristling seacoasts these are not our reliance against tyranny. Our reliance is in the love of liberty, which God has planted in our bosom. Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as the heritage of all men in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own door.
I first heard those powerful words in 1964 after visiting the New York Worlds Fair with my parents. I was just eight years old when we entered the Illinois Pavilion at the fair and experienced Great Moments with Mister Lincoln. The exhibit was created by Walt Disney and featured...