Give Me Liberty

On This Day In History
1775: Patrick Henry voices American opposition to British policy

Quote Of The Day
"The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them."
(Patrick Henry)

Bonus Quote Of The Day
"I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
(Patrick Henry)

Such liberties we take for granted.
The liberty to hike for miles, as I did today to the top of of Mount Rokko and down into Takarazuka.
The liberty to practice our religion of choice, or to practice no religion.
The liberty to read almost anything we want to read.
The liberty to choose a career.
But liberty can be quickly lost. To quote Ronald Reagan, "Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by inheritance; it must be fought for, protected, and handed on to our children for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free." Of course, this applies to any land that is fortunate enough to be blessed with liberty.

Fly ...... Night Bird