“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”
— The Continental Congress, July 4, 1776
“The task of statesmanship has always been the re-definition of these rights in terms of a changing and growing social order.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt (Commonwealth Club Address, 1932)
“Roosevelt was wrong! The principles laid down in the Declaration of Independence are the principles of individual liberty. Our unalienable rights, given to us by God are given to us as individuals. Our rights do not come from society or the government, and they cannot be redefined by politicians. The nature of these rights carries with it the implication of individual responsibility, without which we surrender them.”
— Perri Nelson, November 6, 2008
1969
Published Thu, May 31 2007 10:21 PM
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A few weeks ago when I was in Tennessee, I picked up a bunch of old photos and slides that my mom and dad took when I was really young. Earlier this week, I posted a few family photos that my Grandmother had. Tonight, I'm posting one or two from the slides that I took home to have transferred to digital format.
In 1969, men traveled to the moon and walked there. Parts of the mission were broadcast on television. For some reason, my dad decided to snap a few shots of the television screen. Here are two of them.
At first it seemed a bit odd to me that there would be slides with pictures of television programming on them until I looked at these. We didn't have a VCR in 1969.
I remember watching this stuff "live" on television. These photos bring back some of those memories.
Once upon a time America was blessed with greatness. To this day, we are still the only nation that has landed men on the moon. We did it in less than ten years from the time President Kennedy set us the challenge. That was an amazing time to be growing up.
Who needs Luke Skywalker when you've got men like Neal Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins?
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