In the aftermath of the violent events at the US Capitol,, the quotation from a delegate to the Constitutional Convention hit home.
On the page where McHenry records the events of the last day of the convention, September 18, 1787, he wrote: “A lady asked Dr. Franklin Well Doctor what have we got a republic or a monarchy – A republic replied the Doctor if you can keep it.” Then McHenry added: “The Lady here alluded to was Mrs. Powel of Philada.” The journal is at the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress.
While The United States of America continues to grow more divided, Liberals and Conservatives become increasingly polarized, let us keep in mind that #wethepeople are equal AMERICAN Sisters, and Brothers benefiting from a democratic form of government in the pursuit of happiness in our Republic if we can keep it.
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America the Beautiful reminds us of how vast and diverse our gorgeous nation is. With emotional music and lyrics, it inspires us all to hold fast to the reasons behind our freedom and citizenship: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Listen to America the Beautiful and sing along with the lyrics in this video.
Patriotic poet Katharine Lee Bates was born and raised on Cape Cod, a narrow wisp of seaside sand where the only elevation comes from dunes that shift with wind and tide.
Later a college professor, Bates traveled 2,000 miles across the vast continent to teach in Colorado in the Summer of 1893.
She was stunned by the eternal solidity of the Rocky Mountains and inspired almost instantly to record the incredible experience of seeing the United States from new heights. Bates wrote "America the Beautiful."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWJF1yE3Y1E
1893 poem (original)
O beautiful for halcyon skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the enameled plain!
America, America!
God shed His grace on thee,
Till souls wax fair as earth and air
And music-hearted sea!
O beautiful for pilgrim feet
Whose stern, impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America, America!
God shed His grace on thee
Till paths be wrought through wilds of thought
By pilgrim foot and knee!
O beautiful for glory-tale
Of liberating strife,
When once or twice, for man's avail,
Men lavished precious life!
America, America!
God shed His grace on thee
Till selfish gain no longer stain,
The banner of the free!
O beautiful for a patriot's dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
America, America!
God shed His grace on thee
Till nobler men keep once again
Thy whiter jubilee!