Letter to the Editor

A scholar once described the birth and death of a free people as their nation took the following steps:

          From Bondage to Spiritual Freedom
          From Spiritual Freedom to Courage
          From Courage to Liberty
          From Liberty to Abundance
          From Abundance to Selfishness
          From Selfishness to Complacency
          From Complacency to Apathy
          From Apathy to Dependency
          From Dependency back into Bondage!

How does each one apply to present attitudes and trends in America? Where do we stand today?

Happy Independence day, America!