America's 20th President, Republican James A Garfield, was assassinated in Elberon, New Jersey, at the age of 49, on September 19, in 1861. This was only six and a half months after his inauguration. He spoke powerful words for freedom: "The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable." "Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be permanently maintained." This libertarianism is at the heart of America's soul.