Eugène Delacroix, "Liberty Leading the People," 1830
2,051 words
“Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”
A Thought for the Fourth of July
Introduction:
I did not write this, but I agree with it. It’s a thought from our people’s past, spoken nearly 300 years ago, before we lost our way and began to worship power above everything Read more …