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Quote by: Mark A Shrider Rome thrived when Romans thought it a wonderful thing to be Romans [. . .] it disintegrated when they no longer valued being Roman. -- Classics scholar/author Victor Davis Hanson.
The same could be said about this country. We are in the process of disintegrating as so many do not value being an American; but, rather treat it as a curse. I believe the NH motto is a personal sentiment about being American & that not living free would be the same as being dead...or they may as well be dead if they could not live free...not that they wish death upon others who are not free...or that they'd insist you commit suicide if you're not free.
--- "Give me liberty or give me death" ---
Does this quote ring a bell? Or, did they stop teaching it in school? |
The Iraqi were freer than the US citizens, so long as they did not personally offend Sadam or anyone in that family, who could shoot neighbors who look like deer without being questioned. It was also important to be an Iraqi and not a Kurd or an Iranian.
What does it mean to be an American? More specifically, to be a citizen of the US, considering Canada and several South American countries are also American. Is this being an American, like being a Christian? A distorted sense of reality and self importance?
What of Locke and our freedom? what does it mean?