How to make America “great” – Or any country for that matter?
In a June 5, 1788 speech during the Virginia Ratifying Convention, Patrick Henry put it this way:
That country is become a great, mighty, and splendid nation; not because their government is strong and energetic, but, sir, because liberty is its direct end and foundation.
Liberty.
Michael Boldin [send him email] is the founder of the Tenth Amendment Center. He was raised in Milwaukee, WI, and currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. Follow him on twitter - @michaelboldin and Facebook.
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