Lastly, (and which was not least), a great hope & inward zeall they had of laying some good foundation, or at least to make some way therunto, for the propagating and advancing the gospell of the kingdom of Christ in those remote parts of the world; yea, though they should be but even as stepping-stones unto others for the performing of so great a work...

It was answered, that all great & honourable actions are accompanied with great difficulties, and must be both enterprised and overcome with answerable courages. It was granted the dangers were great, but not desperate; the difficulties were many, but not invincible. For though their were many of them likly, yet they were not cartaine; it might be sundrie of the things feared might never befale; others by providente care & the use of good means, might in a great measure be prevented; and all of them, through the help of God, by fortitude and patience, might either be borne, or overcome. True it was, that such atempts were not to be made and undertaken without good ground and reason; not rashly or lightly as many have done for curiositie or hope of gaine, etc. But their condition was not ordinarie; their ends were good and-honourable; their calling lawfull, & urgente; and therfore they might expecte the blessing of God in their proceding. Yea, though they should loose their lives in this action, yet might they have comforte in the same, and their endeavors would be honourable.

—William Bradford, Governor, Plimouth Colony

“Forty summers have passed since the battle that you fought here. You were young the day you took these cliffs; some of you were hardly more than boys, with the deepest joys of life before you. Yet, you risked everything here. Why? Why did you do it? What impelled you to put aside the instinct for self-preservation and risk your lives to take these cliffs? What inspired all the men of the armies that met here? We look at you, and somehow we know the answer. It was faith and belief; it was loyalty and love.”
—President Ronald Reagan, Excerpt from the Speech at Pointe de Hoc, 1984, on the fortieth anniversary of the Normandy Invasion (from Wikisource).

"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation."
—General George Washington (generally attributed, November 10, 1781)

Not one of us grieves those sad, falling leaves,
As they gracefully gasp their last breath.
They're dressed in such splendor, it's hard to remember
They're floating right down to their death.

Though on borrowed time, their clothes are sublime,
In all shades of brown, gold and red.
They're dressed for the night in their jammies so bright,
As they pile straight down into earth's bed.

We've known it's been shown that anything sown
Won't get its new life till it dies.
What's seen oft deceives, like those dead, dry leaves;
For a fresh growth in Spring will arise.

So we can see hope in things dying;
As those fall leaves cover the ground.
His down to earth promises fall into place,
For all things are soon homeward bound.

As those trees turn over a new leaf in Spring,
And burst forth in shades of green hue,
"Our leaf withers never", our soul lasts forever;
Our fall leaves the old for the new.

Psalm 1:3..."And he shall be like a tree planted by
the rivers of water...his leaf also shall not wither.)

(II Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ,
he is a new creature: old things are passed away;
behold, all things are become new."

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To the Editor:

I object and take exception to everyone saying that Obama and Congress are spending money like a drunken sailor. As a former drunken sailor, I quit when I ran out of money.

It's Christmas in November! Why? Because now is the time to think about Christmas displays in your community for 2011. We want everyone to be aware that it is absolutely legal for the government to include a Nativity or other religious symbols of Christmas in a city holiday display that also includes secular items like snowmen, reindeer or Santa Claus. Where a city opens up a public forum area, like a park, for private displays, religious items must also be permitted. Where appropriate, a Menorah or other religious symbols may also be included.

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It is unfortunate that there is so much legal misinformation being spread about matters of religion and public life in America today. For the first 200 years of our history and even during colonial history for 200 years before that, this question was more generally understood by every American. It has only been in the past few decades that certain elements of our society have attempted to drive all religious expression entirely out of the public square. That was clearly not the intention of our Founders or of those countless immigrants who have since sought religious liberty in America. Even today, our Supreme Court does not require America’s public squares to be scrubbed clean of all religious symbols, particularly during a religious holiday that is officially recognized by the United States Congress as Christmas. 

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