Here is a link to a Very good article on our Republic's 232 birthday. Victor Davis Hanson does a fine job at giving us the long view of history (and even the shorter view of American History) in regards to our present state. Perspective is the appropriate word for it.
Bottom line: we are fortunate to be living in the Golden Age of American civilization. No epoch is free of turmoil, travails, war, or oppression. We currently panic at 1% growth in our economy and other issues that pale to the hurdles our ancestors had to battle.
I encourage everyone to think about the immense bounty we have received and focus on all the small things we do everyday to ensure the continuance of our liberty, our hope, and our sacred honor.
Here's to 232 more years of liberty, freedom, and improvement.
Hanson's article:
You need to sit listening to the silence
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