This was written in 1981, just after Mr. Reagan was elected President of the United States for the first time. kqd “For one who was born and grew up in the small towns of the Midwest, there is a special kind of nostalgia about the Fourth of July. Somewhere in our [youth], we began to … Continue reading
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4th of July Secret – U. S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis
“Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness, and courage, to be the secret of liberty.” Although I disagree with most of Justice Brandeis views, this quote rings true. kqd
4th of July Prayer of Fidelity – Samuel Adams – Signer of the Declaration of Independence
“We have this day [4th of July] restored the Sovereign to whom all men ought to be obedient. He reigns in Heaven, and from the rising, to the setting of the sun, let His Kingdom come.”
The Miracle of Motherhood – Elizabeth Chase Akers Allen
“Over my slumbers your loving watch keep. Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep!” This lovely verse is from the poem, “Rock Me to Sleep” , which was first published in 1860. It was written for both pre-teens and mothers everywhere. There was, for many years, a controversy over the authorship of this poem. … Continue reading
Quote: Albert Einstein on Fat is Fatal
“The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we suffer in health or suffer in soul or we get fat.” Please click on my related post – Fat is Fatal Vol #1 Essay 18
Father’s Day Quote – William Shakespeare
“When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.”
Quote: Thomas Edison on “Family Life” Failures
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” This goes for most young women who chose to substitute radical feminism’s ideology for the tenets of their Christian faith. kqd Please read my related post – “Family Life” Failures Vol. #1 Essay 17
The Miracle of Motherhood – Ellen Key
“The mother is the most precious possession of the nation, so precious that society advances its highest well-being when it protects the functions of the mother.” Although, as a socialist, Miss Key erroneously believed that the government was better suited to care for mothers and children then were husbands. But, despite this misconception, she did … Continue reading
The Miracle of Motherhood – George Elliot
“Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty.”
The Sacrament of Marriage – Helen Gahagan
“When a marriage works, nothing on earth can take its place.”