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Australia Prime Minister John Howard finally had enough of being told what Australia should do by Muslims who want to live under Sharia Law! He spoke out last week on television saying…
"Immigrants, not Australians must adapt. Take it or leave it. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture.
"This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.
"We speak mainly English, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, learn the language!
"Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented.
"It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.
"...We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don’t care how you did things where you came from. By all means, keep your culture, but do not force it on others.
"This is our country, our land, and our lifestyle, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about our flag, our pledge, our Christian beliefs, or our way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom - the right to leave!"
"If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog."
"A nation is made great not by its acres, but by the men who cultivate them; not by its great forests, but by the men who use them. America was a great land when Columbus discovered it. Americans have made it a great nation."
LIBERTY = VIGILANCE
In 1790 John Philpot Curran said, "The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt."
Thomas Jefferson condensed Curran’s advice with the familiar "Eternal vigila...
"I never liked the atmosphere of Washington...[T]he leaders were spending most of their time, thought and energy in trying to get into office, or in trying to stay there after they were in."
"America is a land where men govern, but women rule."
"The historic glory of America lies in the fact that it is the one nation that was founded like a church. That is, it was founded on a faith that was not merely summed up after it had existed; it was defined before it existed."
DOBSON: DIFFERENCES IN GENERATIONS
James Dobson recently wrote about the difference between the current generation and the WW II generation of fifty years ago:
"Commitment, dedication, and patriotism have given place to sensuality, hedonism, and selfishness. If the decade of the '40s was characterized by commitment and sacrifice, the '70s were driven by the 'me' generation. And so it has continued to the present day. Who would have believed that by 1996, for example, lawmakers in 22 states would be trying to decide whether or not to legalize marriages between two or more men, or two or more women? Who would have expected 49 state governments to be promoting neighborhood casinos and lotteries to encourage gambling? Who would have thought that federal government would have spent nearly $3 billion promoting safe sex nonsense among teenagers? Yes, we've drifted far afield from the world our forebears knew in 1946.
"Now we're paying dearly for that shift away from traditional values. Sexually transmitted diseases are rampant, 30 million babies have been aborted, marriages are in...
Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America.
Keep one thing in mind they may do a lot of buck passing in Washington but they do a lot of buck keeping too
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