"I am rather tired of hearing about our rights and privileges as American citizens. The time is come, it now is, when we ought to hear about the duties and responsibilities of our citizenship." (Peter Marshall, The Rebirth of America)
I'm currenty reading "The 5000 Year Leap and when I read this passage it resonated through me like nothing I've heard in years. This is the only attitude that will pull our country from the brink of disaster and back into the realm of common sense. A few weeks ago a caller on the Thom Hartmann Show said without shame that every American citizen should be getting the same benifits as military servicemen and women. (even referring to them as "Those who participate in war") And Hartmann agreed! I agree that every man woman and child in America should have the best healthcare available, but to believe that you owe nothing in return is just pathetic. Its this feeling of entitlement and birthright that's sucking out all motivation and self reliance in todays youth.
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