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Show Bonds Indicate Patriotism! On The Home Front The nation that celebrates a Declaration, of Independence must not forget that it is worth only what our fighting men make it mean as they battle the enemies of this republic. No words, written by eminent ment of the past, give us liberty or guarantee us against becoming the serfs of barbaric foes. Neither pious proclamation of principles nor patriotic enunciation of loyalty loyal-ty and devotion maintain American Ameri-can independence in the year of 1944. Once again the nation is in a period of stress and strife, everting evert-ing its full strength to avert defeat. de-feat. In times like these the only ' thing that counts is the number, valor and service of brave men, willing to risk their lives that the nation may survive. The purchase of bonds represents repre-sents the loan of a part of your money to the government in order that it may compel other men to protect what you possess. The return re-turn that a home-front patriot re-j ceives is measured in per cent interest in-terest but there is no monetary value placed upon the risks that fighting men take. Certainly, a nation of people have no right to enjoy the fruits of a great revolution if in the present era there is delay and a reality. the battlefront, whose efforts confusion in support of those on alone make the famous declaratio The nation asks a loan from those at home; it asks and often receives, the lives of its fighting sons. We do not honor our soldiers sol-diers and sailors and airmen by purchasing war bonds; we merely give a token to signify that we are not traitors and ingrates. |