Vox Populi - Part Two

Vox Populi – a multi-part series of web essays exploring the malfeasance of liberal ideology

The Legacy – The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It 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 us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—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. – Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln.

How ironic that arguably one of the most famous presidential speeches in history contains the line that “the world will little note, nor long remember what we say here.” We do remember. We quote, memorize, analyze and read this speech on a regular basis. It talks about the price of freedom. Those that have died to preserve its cause and provide the freedoms we enjoy.

We have not had to fight for freedom. We have not suffered under the hand of those that would take those freedoms away. We forget that freedom has always come at a price. It costs the lives of those that know they must defend their God given right to worship and live according to their own beliefs.

Like Captain Moroni, we must waive the title of liberty. “Yea, we see that Amalickiah, because he was a man of cunning device and a man of many flattering words, that he led away the hearts of many people to do wickedly; yea, and to seek to destroy the church of God, and to destroy the foundation of liberty which God had granted unto them, or which blessing God had sent upon the face of the land for the righteous’ sake. And now it came to pass that when Moroni, who was the chief commander of the armies of the Nephites, had heard of these dissensions, he was angry with Amalickiah. And it came to pass that he rent his coat; and he took a piece thereof, and wrote upon it—In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children—and he fastened it upon the end of a pole. And he fastened on his head-plate, and his breastplate, and his shields, and girded on his armor about his loins; and he took the pole, which had on the end thereof his rent coat, (and he called it the title of liberty) and he bowed himself to the earth, and he prayed mightily unto his God for the blessings of liberty to rest upon his brethren, so long as there should a band of Christians remain to possess the land— For thus were all the true believers of Christ, who belonged to the church of God, called by those who did not belong to the church. And those who did belong to the church were faithful; yea, all those who were true believers in Christ took upon them, gladly, the name of Christ, or Christians as they were called, because of their belief in Christ who should come. And therefore, at this time, Moroni prayed that the cause of the Christians, and the freedom of the land might be favored. (Alma 46:10-16, The Book of Mormon)

Like Amalickiah, we have those that use the cunning devises and flattering words to tell us what we want to hear. They talk of a Utopian society. They want to “guide” us yet at the same time they take away our freedoms. They raise our taxes; tell us we cannot bear arms to defend ourselves and our freedoms. They do not want us to bear arms because they no that a people that desire freedom will raise up in rebellion. Yet they flatter us away by saying that society would be better if we had no guns.

Again they preach the ideals of a perfect society, but want to bring it by force and not by changing the hearts of the people. A perfect society will only come when we are all God fearing people that are united in the common cause of caring for each other.

We have not currently been called to fight with weapons and give our lives for the cause of freedom, but we should give our time and raise our voices in defense of liberty. The fight has not ended, and it is no less bloody. They weapons have become words and the cadavers have become lives ruined to silence the voice of the people. Do not let your voice be silenced.

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