
Today we continue a never-ending journey, to bridge the meaning of those words with the realities of our time。 For history tells us that while these truths may be self-evident, they have never been self-executing; that while freedom is a gift from God, it must be secured by His people here on Earth。 The patriots of 1776 did not fight to replace the tyranny of a king with the privileges of a few or the rule of a mob。 They gave to us a republic, a government of, and by, and for the people,entrusting each generation to keep safe our founding creed。