George Washington, our first President, said this: “Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.”

Thomas Jefferson wrote: “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’s where we get out freedoms from. Not from the government, but from God. But it’s a troublesome servant and a fearful master. We have to stay in charge, not give it away.

Linus is talking to Snoopy and says: “You really can’t expect to be happy all the time.”

“You’re bound to have ups and downs. . . It’s only human!”

“If you’ll pardon the expression.” Snoopy looks disconsolate!

Are we feeling a little disconsolate? Dispirited? Downcast? Melancholy? Forlorn? Get with it!