This Memorial Day, a New Birth of Freedom

Contact Your Elected Officials
The Epoch Times

On Memorial Day, we honor those soldiers who gave their lives for our country.

In the Gettysburg Address, perhaps the greatest reflection in our history on such sacrifice, Abraham Lincoln refers to the fallen soldiers as having given โ€œthe last full measure of devotion.โ€

In our nationโ€™s present crisis, we can learn from the devotion of which Lincoln spoke more than 150 years ago.

Speaking after the Union had won a decisive battle, he begins his address by saying: โ€œFourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived, and so dedicated, can long endure.โ€

This Memorial Day we are, thankfully, not fighting a civil war, but we are nonetheless engaged in a struggle for the soul of our nation.

Dangerous new ideas are challenging whether we can remain a nation โ€œconceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.โ€

Of course, the very meaning of equality is contested these days. Some seek to turn society in the direction of socialism in order to ensure we all have the exact same conditions of life.

The Declaration of Independence, which Lincoln highly admired, says we are โ€œcreated equal.โ€ We are equal in that all possess God-given rights. These confer on us the right to pursue happiness, but donโ€™t guarantee anyone any particular outcome.

Critical race theory creates division in our nation as it seeks to make us unequal.

It teaches that some of us are, by virtue of skin color, racists and oppressors, while others, by virtue of skin color, are morally superior.

The proponents of critical race theory often replace our traditional practices of liberty with coercion.

Individuals in corporations and schools are subjected to re-education sessions reminiscent of Chinaโ€™s Cultural Revolution in which they must confess their guilt. Those who donโ€™t risk losing their jobs.

A new spirit of intolerance abounds in our land, and many refuse to give voice to their true beliefs for fear of being shunned or worse.

Behind critical race theory lies the specter of Marxism, dressed in new clothes. It seeks to inflame the wounds our nation carries from past racism in hopes of bringing on a disease fatal to our free republic.

But this Memorial Day offers us the opportunity to begin healing our distressed nation.

Lincoln concludes his remarks at Gettysburg by saying: โ€œIt is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before usโ€”that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotionโ€”that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vainโ€”that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.โ€

This Memorial Day, we need to reflect deeply on the sacrifices of those we honor. They died in devotion to the idea of America, of a free country dedicated to the proposition of equality.

So, let us now dedicate ourselves to a โ€œnew birth of freedom.โ€ Doing so, we will, with our acts, honor our fallen heroes in the most fitting manner and safeguard the meaning of their sacrifice.

It goes without saying that as we work to revive the principles of equality and freedom, we do so steadfastly but without seeking to make enemies of those whose positions we oppose.

Near the end of the bloodiest war in our nationโ€™s history, Lincoln was able to say, in his Second Inaugural Address, โ€œWith malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in to bind up the nationโ€™s wounds.โ€

The strength of our republic lies in our โ€œfirmness in the right as God gives us to see the right.โ€

There are thoseโ€”revolutionaries who seek to use our freedom to destroy that freedomโ€”who wish the United States ill. These we oppose with all our might.

But the great majority of the advocates of critical race theory and other pernicious ideas are themselves the victims of bad education. While we are unrelenting in opposing their ideas, we treat them with charity. We understand that as poor ideas are replaced with better ones, everyone has a healthy role to play in realizing the destiny of our nation.

By The Epoch Times Editorial Board

Read Original Article on TheEpochTimes.com

The Thinking Conservative
The Thinking Conservativehttps://www.thethinkingconservative.com/
The goal of THE THINKING CONSERVATIVE is to help us educate ourselves on conservative topics of importance to our freedom and our pursuit of happiness. We do this by sharing conservative opinions on all kinds of subjects, from all types of people, and all kinds of media, in a way that will challenge our perceptions and help us to make educated choices.

AI is Now an Existential Threat

We now see evidence that artificial intelligence is an existential threat to our future. It is coming to take American jobs!

With or without

The mullahs of Iran have been at war with the West, particularly the US, for half a century and Iran is also the worldโ€™s foremost champion of terrorism.

Artificial Intelligence Equals Awful Iniquities

WSJ article โ€œAI is Learning to Escape Human Controlโ€ said in 79 of 100 trials, the o3 AI code systems edited their own code to prevent human shutdown!

VIDEO: Deranged Feminist vs. Mating Ducks in Epic Public Meltdown

A middle-aged white lady lib harasses mating ducks to โ€œstop it!โ€ because the rough sex they enjoy appears non-consensual on the part of the female.

RFK Jr. Slashes ALL U.S. Funding For Bill Gatesโ€™ Global โ€˜Vaccine Allianceโ€™

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. recently pulled all U.S. government funding from Bill Gatesโ€™ Global โ€˜Vaccine Allianceโ€™ GAVI.

Nevada Seen as Case Study in Rapid Urban Sprawl Amid a Water Crisis

Nevadaโ€™s rapidly growing population has reached a critical intersection with the regionโ€™s worsening water crisis, according to experts.

US Streamlines Rule for Fining Illegal Immigrants, Will Issue Nearly $1,000 Daily Fines for Noncompliance

DHS and DOJ announced a new joint federal rule that streamlines the process of issuing fines for illegal immigrants, making it easier and more efficient.

Man Indicted on 12 Hate Crime Charges in Attack on Boulder Demonstration for Israeli Hostages

Boulder, CO man accused of hurling Molotov cocktails at demonstrators supporting Israeli hostages indicted by grand jury on 12 hate crime counts.

Newsom Signs California Budget Aimed at Addressing $12 Billion Deficit

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California budget projected to close a $12 billion deficit through spending reductions on some of the stateโ€™s ongoing programs.

Trump Says He Found a Buyer for TikTok

President Trump said he found a buyer for the Chinese-owned short video application TikTok, and that he will reveal the group in roughly two weeks.

Termination of โ€˜Wasteful Contractsโ€™ Saves US Government $470 Million Last Week: DOGE

Over the past seven days, various government agencies have terminated 312 โ€œwasteful contractsโ€ with a ceiling value of $2.8 billion, the DOGE said.

Trump Says He Will Only Appoint Fed Chair Who Wants to Cut Interest Rates

President Trump said he may appoint someone who is more inclined to lower interest rates to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Trump Says US Ending All Trade Talks With Canada

Trump posted he is ending โ€œallโ€ trade negotiations with Canada due to their plan to impose a digital services tax which affects U.S. tech companies.
spot_img

Related Articles