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To: Kaslin
But it wasn't force that made America great. It was freedom.

Nope.

It was both.

You cannot have freedom without the force to protect it.

The U.S. protects an ordered liberty, not unlimited freedom to do anything you want.

The whole point of the U.S. Constitution is the need for a *limited* government.

There is still a need for government.

Granted, we have about 5X as much government as we need.

4 posted on 07/03/2019 4:50:38 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: marktwain

Excellent point


7 posted on 07/03/2019 4:54:41 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: marktwain

Exactly. We didn’t “outlast” fascism and communism, we defeated them largely through the force of arms. And it was war that kept our nation together. This is just an attack against Trump and his use of the military in our July 4th celebration. Stoessel veils his attack by cloaking it in being even- handed. The timing of the article shows it for what it is.


10 posted on 07/03/2019 5:08:35 AM PDT by kabar
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