The Democratic National Convention is in full swing, so we turn to the words of a famous Democrat, set in stone at his D.C. memorial.
It’s easy to forget our elected officials work for us. We hold them in high esteem, and rightly so. But this is a republic, not a monarchy or a dictatorship. We fought a war to establish that and several more wars to keep it that way.
Ours is a government for the people, by the people. And the President—Republican, Democrat, or other—lives in our house.
as seen at FDR Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Why did Franklin Roosevelt say this? How do we preserve or ignore this idea today?
It appears I’m not the only one thinking about Roosevelt this week. Catch one of my favorite columnists Ross Douthat’s NYT post Franklin Delano Romney.
With the Republican National Convention underway, a quote from a famous Republican is apropos for Wednesday Words to Remember.
I wonder if Abraham Lincoln was speaking of the freedoms and privileges we enjoy in America that many in the world still do not.
Liberty to vote for our leaders. To transfer power without war. To worship as we choose. To bear arms. To own property, pursue education, and start businesses.
When Lincoln was alive, liberty had not been fully realized by all Americans. Was he thinking of the great trial of his presidency, the Civil War?
No matter how bad things get or how recklessly people twist the Truth, the Gospel holds like an anchor in the storm.
Do you know the story of this phrase? Read parallel accounts in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Do you know why it happened? While the entire Bible answers that, Paul’s brutal and beautiful letter to the Romans gives an in-depth summary. Start with the first eight chapters.
