John Adams was not always a sunny-side up kind of man. He would have said that himself. But his volcanic desire to see his fellow countrymen and women free forged in him an inextinguishable fountain of hope. Below is his short speech which he gave just after the vote of the Declaration Of Independence from...Continue Reading

Andrew Jackson once boldly remarked that “One man with courage makes a majority.” If there is one man who personified those words, it is Theodore Roosevelt. Born with a boisterous mind but frail body, “Teedie”, as he was then called, struggled mightily with his health. He wrote in his autobiography of one night when asthma...Continue Reading

Our virtues come to us down from the ages. They began with Moses’s exodus from the Nile River Valley; made their way through the rolling hills of ancient Greece; then through Rome, next the meandered deep into the forests of Saxony to England, and across the most dangerous ocean in the world to us. They...Continue Reading

Today, on Armed Services Day, we express our humble and profound gratitude for all those currently serving together with all those who have served our republic in the past. The tremendous sacrifices both you and your loved ones have made on our behalf is truly inspiring and appreciated. President Truman signed the observance into law...Continue Reading