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Show How To Support Freedom MERLE RICHE Millions of free men and women in America were the first sov-erign sov-erign self-governing citizens on this earth. Americanism Amer-icanism was pioneered pio-neered in America. -The United States of America. It is based on the dignity dig-nity of Man Man as a sovereign individual in-dividual on this our Christian Heritage, our traditions tradi-tions and ideals. Let us be enthusiastic enthusi-astic about our host of truly American Amer-ican practices and beliefs. Let us hold aloft the light of this Republic as it demonstrates, under God, what Man may accomplish by and within himself. earth: Individual as the antithesis of the collective; Personal, as the antithesis of The State; Spiritual as the antithesis of atheistic one-world one-world internationalism. The government of the Union is a government of the people. In form and substance it emanates from them. Its powers are granted by them, and are to be exercised directly di-rectly on themandfortheirbenefit: A State strong enough to protect the rights of its citizens but not strong enough to oppress them. Those who laughed in the dark at our little ship of state when it was launched, those who looked upon it with contempt, those who predicted its early wreck have long since sunk, themselves, in the changing surging tides. Nearly every government gov-ernment in Europe during the years of our growth has been overthrown at least once and some several times. The attack upon our institutions has so far failed in the ultimate. There are three great reasons why. The first is the protection of our substantive law, the Constitution itself. The second is the presence in public office of Individuals in sufficient numbers to block the final fin-al passage of the schemes concocted concoct-ed for our downfall. The third is the unflagging courage of private citizens citi-zens throughout the Nation who have braved business and social ostracism in order to fight those who betrayed the confidence of the people. Let us not be deceived for Americanism is still being pioneered pio-neered in the land which bred the term. Freedom lies in the practice of those virtues which, limited but by. human frailty, are implicit in the Constitution of the United States. . Freedom lies in understanding our unique traditions, history, and ideals. Freedom lies in being imbued im-bued with the heritage of Freedom upon which our lives must rest. Freedom lies in the complete, absolute ab-solute conviction that the magnificent magnifi-cent achievement of the American Way stems from the divine principles princi-ples embraced in the Constitutional Republic of these United States. The "science" of today is but the mythology of tomorrow there- ( fore no technology, no materialism, material-ism, be it ever so scientific, will preserve soverign Freedom and this is our birthright. THE WAY OUT Let us be proud of our historic American principles, our American Ameri-can history and heritage. Let us be aware of America's contributions to all of civilization. Let us understand under-stand American economics and business achievements. Let us love the American way of Government. Let us support Freedom in its never-ending struggle with statism and regimentation. Let us admire |