Show February Theme Themen On n Patriotism Set Sat By PTA When Nathan Hale was about to be executed his bis last words were I r only regret that I have but one life toi to i lose Joce for my country He would not have given this 11 fierce devotion to just any land that was native to him He knew that he lived in a aland aland aland land that was a bastion of fre freedom dom and he was eagerly loyal to the cause he espoused It should be easy for us to he patriotic in this land of the free Like Hale we should evaluate issues at hand and demonstrate concern in our way of life by voting for those who uphold the principles pIes ples by which our great government government government gov gov- blossomed We are not asked to give our lives only our interest and our votes and many of us do not even do this To be patriotic means to have courage to stand for individual individual individual in in- liberty for spiritual and intellectual growth alon along with physical and material a achievement It means a striving striving striving ing for self self discipline discipline vi vigor or and excellence in individual performance which Thomas Jefferson referred to as the leaven of liberty Mediocrity flattens level people under a I deadening sameness that is seen in the masses of socialistic socialistic socialistic social social- nations whose aspirations have only a closeted periphery beyond materialism When we are patriotic we weare weare are involved in erasing injustice injustice in in- justice ignorance and oppression oppression oppression sion that lead to bondage Our hearts should sl burn for freedom free dom for ourselves and for all men As we lift the lamp of liberty groping nations can also find direction February is surely a month to meditate and rededicate our lives and our fortunes to the cause for which Nathan Hale gave his life so that democracy can become the dynamic dynamic dynamic dy dy- dy- dy strength our fathers dreamed of Manti ManU High School PTA |