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 Lie #18 - "I Deserve this...You Owe It To Me!" "Americans Deserve Better" "Young People Deserve Access To College" "Everyone Deserves To Have Their Own Place to Stay" "Children Deserve Healthy Meals At School" "Universal Basic Income Is Something We All Deserve" There's a lot of talk about what we deserve  right now. Apparently...if you were to listen to our politicians and pop culture, the list of things we deserve  goes on and on. Whereas our founders listed certain inalienable rights that our Creator gave us (Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness, Freedom of Conscience, Peacefully Assemble, Freedom of Speech, Keep and Carry Weapons) - Today's lists of "rights" are all about the stuff our country  can give us for free. While our God-given  rights were independent of others and didn't cost them  at all, these new government-granted  entitlements are expensive and actually intrude into the lives of everyon...

  Paraphrased into more modern English by Matt Wagner Original can be found here - https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/99-02-02-2386   By the President of the United States of America, A PROCLAMATION 23 March 1798   Because - The safety and prosperity of any nation completely depends on the protection and the blessing of Almighty God. Acknowledging the truth of this statement isn’t just a duty owed to Him by the people of this nation, but that acknowledgement is also the duty that promotes Morality and Reverence toward God. Without those (Morality and Reverence), social Happiness cannot exist, nor can the Blessings of a Free Government be enjoyed.    Because - The national Duty to acknowledge the blessings and protection of Almighty God is ( of course )  necessary at all times. But it is especially more so during times of Difficulty or of Danger. The righteous Judgments of God against widespread Sin - either through existing disaster or pending cr...