'Tis more than high voiced liberty
That spells out freedom's plan.
Love that is lived in charity
Will put all war to shame.
Written by Stan Hayes, May 26, 1957
Here is my Dad's poem entitled "Memorial Day" from his book, Behind the Plow. Stan captures the essence of a patriotic holiday like the Fourth of July in this short reminder that peace is more than an absence of war. What innovative thinkers the founding fathers and mothers were! OR had people for generations chafed under feudalism, monarchy, and restrictiveness? Humanity was ready for democracy. That's what 1776 is -- a turning point, a pivotal year in history.
Happy birthday, USA! How humbling it is to live as the recipient of this ongoing democratic process.
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