Why is America so Great? Because we are CANs – not cants.
And – we have Almighty God, the Greatest CAN, leading us as we Labor and Live.
You will hear about one man who is known today as the “father of Labor Day”. You will also hear the story of a man who had to make a tough decision.
“What we obtain for too cheap a price, we esteem too lightly.”
“Never let yourself be persuaded that any one great man, any one leader, is necessary to the salvation of America; when America consists of one leader and 250 million followers, it will no longer be America.”
“The philosophy of our school room in one generation will be the philosophy of the government in the next.”
“Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. For tis better to be alone than in bad company.”
“I regret i have but one life to lose for my country.”
“The spirit of this city and this nation will not be defeated because our deeply rooted faith will sustain us”.
“Son, remember that God is your only sure trust.”
“Many men fail because they quit too soon. They lose faith when the signs are against them. They do not have the courage to hold on, to keep fighting in spite of that which seems insurmountable. If more of us would strike out and attempt the impossible, we very soon would find the truth of that old saying – nothing is impossible”.
“Duty, honor, country. These three hallowed words reverently dictate what a soldier ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. They are the soldier’s rallying post to build courage when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith, to create hope when all hope is gone. Duty…honor…country.”
“America is great because America is good. And if America ever ceases to be good, it will cease to be great.”
“You cannot lift your children to a higher level than that on which you live yourself.”

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