Thoughts on the Lessons Learned from History

It is for each of us as citizens of the United States of America to raise the banner for which so many have fought and died to preserve. Will you be one of them, at least for today?


From the recesses of an old soul that lies within, I transcribe the thoughts and emotion of a nation’s turbulent history and the lessons learned therein. Why is it that politicians, no matter how learned or distinguished in their civilian professions, become like pawns in a game of give and take and partisan rhetoric? I am sickened to think that after more than two hundred years our republic is on the verge of ruin like the weather worn edifice of Greece or Rome. I am distraught to consider the old adage true that all great democracies built on individual freedoms and liberties are doomed to repeat the sins of ages past and crumble down upon them selves. Are the words of Founding Fathers merely an idea or theory printed on parchment to appease the riotous crowd whose cry for independence is muffled by tyranny and oppression? I call upon the highest ideals of men and women to transform this great land to its original intent and to sustain the banner “E Pluribus Unum” and “In God We trust.”

From the grave I heard my ancestor cry: "I carried the orders from our Commanding General Washington to the bloody fields where our brethren lie distraught, wounded and dying.”Don't give up the fight!" he said, "Don't give up the fight!" And the men emerged from their tents, straightened up their soiled and worn cloaks and proceeded to pursue the dream of liberty for all! I awoke in tears to the echoes of defeat from our lofty Capital's Hills.

Today, July 3, 2012, we prepare to celebrate not only the founding of a brave new continent prescribed and ordained by God to lead a floundering world towards the ideal of “All Men are Created Equal, That they are endowed by their creator certain inalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” but also to this oath; “We pledge our fortunes, our lives and our sacred honor.” Let us remember these words and not let “politics as usual” become the epitaph for this great land of opportunity. Let the sins of the present and past not burden us any longer and let us learn from the lessons that greed, corruption and want teach us about the worldly aspirations of the flesh. Let our spirits soar with eagles and proclaim “freedom” as our battle cry once more. Peace- Witt