Trinity - Bill Whittle

ejectejecteject.com ^ | July 4, 2003 | Bill Whittle

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the heads up!

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for the ping.

[Victoria Delsoul]

But it's not for everybody. It requires some courage, at times. It demands hard work. It can challenge your bland security. It's not cheap, this American Dream - nor should it be. And it lives and breathes optimism. Without that you're sunk.

Thanks for the ping, Luis.

[Luis Gonzalez]

You are quite welcome Victoria.

A belated Happy Independence Day to you!

[Luis Gonzalez]

No problema!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Happy belated 4th to you too, Luis. Hope you had a great day.

[PhilDragoo]

From the President's Farewell Address:

And that's about all I have to say tonight, except for one thing. The past few days when I've been at that window upstairs, I've thought a bit of the `shining city upon a hill.' The phrase comes from John Winthrop, who wrote it to describe the America he imagined. What he imagined was important because he was an early Pilgrim, an early freedom man. He journeyed here on what today we'd call a little wooden boat; and like the other Pilgrims, he was looking for a home that would be free. I've spoken of the shining city all my political life, but I don't know if I ever quite communicated what I saw when I said it. But in my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still.

And how stands the city on this winter night? More prosperous, more secure, and happier than it was 8 years ago. But more than that: After 200 years, two centuries, she still stands strong and true on the granite ridge, and her glow has held steady no matter what storm. And she's still a beacon, still a magnet for all who must have freedom, for all the pilgrims from all the lost places who are hurtling through the darkness, toward home.

We've done our part. And as I walk off into the city streets, a final word to the men and women of the Reagan revolution, the men and women across America who for 8 years did the work that brought America back. My friends: We did it. We weren't just marking time. We made a difference. We made the city stronger, we made the city freer, and we left her in good hands. All in all, not bad, not bad at all.

And so, goodbye, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.

[SAMWolf]

Thanks for the ping Phil. Love reading Reagan's Farewell address.

Good article ThinkDifferent. Thanks for posting it.

[Victoria Delsoul]

That's a great post, Phil. Thank you kindly.

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks Phil.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!!

[Grampa Dave]

Phil,thanks so much for posting this great speech by the man who saved America and buried the USSR without a shot.

Thanks for the ping!

[Landru]

Thanks for the ping.

...BTTT