Posted by lou pilder on August 13, 2003, at 21:10:30
Frinds,
I just returned from New York City. I stayed in Hoboken, New Jersey, city of the legendary Frank Sinatra.
I took a ferry across the Hudson river and passed the Statue of Liberty. The collosal arm holding the torch of freedom was an awesome sight to see. What was in the minds of the ones that gave the stateue to The United States? Was it a gesture from the French to the United Staes for having the courage to stand up to tyrrrany? Was it a tribute to the Constitution of The United States that said that the majority rules, but that they can not take away the rights of the minority? Was it ia tribute to the United States for having a constitution that said that laws could not be applied to one and not others or be arbitrary, caprecious or discriminatory? Was it a symbol of a government of the people, for the people and by the people? Was it a great applause to freedom?
The giant arm was holding a giant torch. I have a deep conviction that the makers of the statue made it that way to inspire people to uphold freedom as the torch is upheld high, so that freedom shall not perish from the Earth.
Lou
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