920 Proclaim Liberty

<p>Before The Enlightenment, people just took for granted that they would be controlled by kings & priests, with all decision-making power vested in them, and belief in fate reigned. When the idea of liberty first materialized in the minds of philosophers, it took a while for people to adopt, but its acceptance grew until it consumed nations. For example, “Proclaim liberty throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants thereof” is inscribed in bronze on the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia; “secure the Blessings of Liberty” is the main tenet of the Preamble of The Constitution; “with liberty for all” is in the Pledge of Allegiance; and the word “liberty” is even inscribed on our coinage and was thoroughly embedded in all public institutions.</p> <p>Because liberty requires critical thinking, America trained its people in liberty through educational indoctrination: reciting a pledge every morning in school, prayers, mottoes, television programming, special service announcements, parades, fraternal events; and it was certainly the central component of military training. Unfortunately, the traditional liberty narratives have been discontinued, banned or replaced by the enemies of liberty: the feminists, the environmentalists, and even foreign interests who control media & entertainment. The bitter truth is that proclaiming liberty has been canceled.</p>