All men must eventually be willing to fight
for their freedom; the alternative is to become
enslaved to another. There is no price too high
for what has been given by God to all men,
free and clear. There is no better inspiration
than the realization that a man controls
his destiny and that in his very hands
rest not only his fate but also the fate
of those who would enslave him…

2008 © T Sheridan

Ted Sheridan

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