President Donald Trump gave a stirring speech last night to a joint session of Congress. Even though he said some things that should be acceptable to any American citizens, he was ignored by the Democrats in Congress, and lambasted by the media. We, as a nation have become so divided by political parties that it is somewhat disconcerting.
I wonder if Thomas Jefferson would have been so dismissed by the opposite party when he spoke to the nation. When he spoke he advocated that any political problems of the past decade be buried in order for Americans to unite. Here is what he said in his inaugural speech:
The new leader of the Democrat party slams President Trump as the “worst president ever.” I suppose he lived through all of them.
When someone says that America isn’t a Christian nation, I understand. It’s just that I believe they don’t know history. American principles are based on the Christian religion and on the Bible. No, that’s just history.
es. George the Revolutionary War and Abe the Civil War. Both turned to the Bible and to God for protection and inspiration.
George learned the “110 Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation” by practicing his penmanship. This became an important part of George’s youth—learning character traits that he valued all his life.
There are some today who would like to subvert the Constitutional Requirement for voting with the Electoral College. Good winners and good losers are not much a part of our national character any more. I am amazed at the name-calling, the wishes against the duly elected President, and just the rancor.
When things were getting rough in the Colonies, there were a few men who stood up for things they believed in. It started with Patrick Henry in his speech as he was first elected to the house of Burgesses. Thomas Jefferson, his friend, listened in at the door of the Capitol in Williamsburg, as Henry made his speech, from notes written in the flyleaf of Jefferson’s loaned book!