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Liberty requires responsibility and accountability. As the sound underpinnings of American society – the nuclear family, moral absolutes, a strong work ethic, decent education and real journalism -- have been assaulted by Progressive elements since early in the 20th century, the concepts and applications of responsibility and accountability, let alone Liberty, are seen less and less frequently. Americans, by and large (including myself and presumably most of us here on the board as well), are comfortable and happy to be so as long as they don’t have to go out of their way. This comfort has led to complacency, and allowed the Progressive element to incrementally chip away at the concepts and values that made America what it was -- to the degree that only a galvanizing event in history can bring America back around to full appreciation of our Founding principles. Such historic events are often fraught with very real struggles and death. As Thomas Paine put it, though, “If there is to be trouble, let it be in my time that my children may know peace”.