"If Virtue & Knowledge are diffused among the People, they will never be enslaved. This will be their great Security."
-Samuel Adams"Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God. I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
-Patrick Henry, speech in the Virginia Convention, March 23, 1775
Heroes
William Canton
For you who love heroic things
In summer dream or winter tale,
I tell of warriors, saints, and kings,
In scarlet, sackcloth, glittering mail,
And helmets peaked with iron wings.
They beat down Wrong; they strove for Right.
In ringing fields, on grappled ships,
Singing, they flung into the fight.
They fell with triumph on their lips,
And in their eyes a glorious light.
That light still gleams. From far away
Their brave song greets us like a cheer.
We fight the same great fight as they,
Right againgst Wrong; we, now and here;
They, in their fashion, yesterday.
It is my firm conviction-no, more than that-it is my certain knowledge that the greatness of our beloved nation was foreshadowed and foreseen by ancient prophets who lived here. It is assuring to know that this nation has a prophetic history, that all of the great events that have transpired here, including the coming of Columbus, the Pilgrim Fathers, and the War for Independence, were foreseen by ancient prophets.
*Ezra Taft Benson
A leadership education teaches students how to think and prepares them to be leaders in their homes and communities, entrepreneurs in business, and Statesmen in government.
Liberty Youth Academy uses a model of personalized study of Classics, where we read, write and discuss. Our Mentors only accept quality work. By doing this, we set the example of good character and duty.
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