Paul Harvey: Our Lives, Our Fortunes, Our Sacred Honor
What price freedom? Radio commentator Paul Harvey addresses the question here:
An Oration on the Advantages of American independence, 1778
Extracts from An Oration on the advantages of American independence: spoken before a publick assembly of the inhabitants of Charlestown in South-Carolina, on the second anniversary of that glorious aera. By David Ramsay, M.B. … We are now celebrating the anniversary of our emancipation from British tyranny; an event that will constitute an illustrious aera […]
President Reagan, Memorial Day, May 31, 1982
From Arlington Cemetery, May 31, 1982, President Ronald Reagan honored those who gave their lives in support of freedom. Extract: Remarks at Memorial Day Ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery In America’s cities and towns today, flags will be placed on graves in cemeteries; public officials will speak of the sacrifice and the valor of those […]
Paul Harvey: From Freedom to Chains
In 1965, radio broadcaster Paul Harvey talked about the consequences of passing the 16th Amendment, and more. This recording comes from Bill J. Akers, posted June 22, 2013. A thought-provoking essay:
Thanksgiving Proclamation, November 1, 1777
United States. Continental Congress. Recommendation of a day of Thanksgiving. November 1, 1777. “Forasmuch as it is the indispensable duty of all men to adore the superintending providence of Almighty God; to acknowledge with gratitude their obligation to him for benefits received, and to implore such farther blessings as they stand in need of; and […]
President John Quincy Adams, 4th of July Oration, 1821
“From the day of the Declaration, the people of the North American union, and of its constituent states, were associated bodies of civilized men and Christians, in a state of nature, but not of anarchy. They were bound by the laws of God, which they all, and by the laws of the Gospel, which they […]
With Wings Like Eagles
Do you need encouragement, or inspiration? During the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, Eric Liddell from Scotland decided not to run on the Christian Sabbath, but instead preached at the local Church of Scotland. The 1981 film Chariots of Fire depicts Liddell, as played by Ian Charleson, reading from Isaiah 40, shown in the following […]
President McKinley’s Thanksgiving Proclamation, 1897
By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation, October 29, 1897. In remembrance of God’s goodness to us during the past year, which has been so abundant. “Let us offer Him our thanksgiving and pay our vows unto the Most High.” Under His watchful providence, industry has prospered, the conditions of labor […]
Edward Everett, Fourth of July Oration, 1855
Extract: “The free district school was of itself an important institution was one of the pillars of the State. But the most important thing was the spirit with which it was maintained. Into it was infused, at the outset, and ever after, the genius of a Christian civilization, a civilization which was the growth of […]
Benjamin Franklin Hough presents Thanksgiving Proclamations
Whatever tends to strengthen the ties of kindred and friendship, or to promote offices of kindness and charity, claims the attention and favor of all good citizens; and among the very few usages which deserve the title of National Customs, our Thanksgiving festival may in this sense be ranked as first./ As such, its origin […]