MIKE PENCE: The next generation needs faith in God and confidence in the American ideal

Two 100 and 50 years ago, fifty-six men gathered successful Philadelphia and pledged to 1 different "their lives, their fortunes and their ineffable honor."

They were merchants and farmers, lawyers and physicians. They could not cognize whether the origin of independency would triumph oregon fail. Some would suffer everything. But they knew with unshakable certainty that liberty was worthy immoderate sacrifice.

This Independence Day, arsenic America celebrates its 250th birthday, we rightly grant their undaunted courage. But arsenic we retrieve the past, we indispensable besides perpetrate ourselves to renewing the ideals that gave commencement to the Republic and person sustained it ever since.

SECRETS OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR BATTLEFIELDS EMERGE 250 YEARS AFTER AMERICA'S FOUNDING

The American Revolution was dissimilar immoderate the satellite had ever seen. Kings had agelong claimed that their authorization flowed from eden to throne. Our Founders proclaimed thing altogether different: that each men are "created equal" and "endowed by their Creator with definite unalienable Rights."

Those words turned the satellite upside down.

Our rights bash not travel from immoderate sovereign; presidents, legislatures, judges, bureaucrats, oregon the shifting winds of nationalist opinion. They travel from God.

Government exists not to invent our liberties but to unafraid their blessings for each generation.

That enduring information is the beating bosom of the American experiment, and it explains wherefore our Constitution has endured longer than astir immoderate different successful history.

At times, erstwhile America has strayed from its highest ideals, we person recovered our mode backmost not by abandoning our founding principles, but by returning to them with renewed conviction.

Today, Americans disagree astir galore things.

We statement policy, politics, and the absorption of our country. Such debates are steadfast successful a escaped republic. But earlier we are Republicans oregon Democrats, conservatives oregon liberals, we are archetypal and foremost Americans — the grateful heirs of a singular birthright purchased by the courageousness and sacrifice of those who came earlier us.

Each of america received this state arsenic an inheritance.

We inherited escaped institutions, law government, and opportunities unmatched successful quality past due to the fact that of the generations of Americans who came earlier us. They crossed oceans, settled frontiers, built businesses, raised families, defended state connected distant battlefields, and near this Republic stronger than they recovered it.

Now that ineffable spot belongs to you and me.

The Bible says to whom overmuch is given, overmuch volition beryllium required. Each 1 of america person a ineffable work to walk connected an America freer, stronger and much prosperous to our children and grandchildren, who volition themselves cherish the state we bequest to them.

Many fearfulness that we are connected the verge of failing this historical test. Gallup recovered that conscionable 33% of Americans were "extremely proud" to beryllium an American, down from 70% successful the aboriginal 2000’s.

So, arsenic we observe America’s 250th birthday, fto america resoluteness to thatch our children wherefore liberty is precious, wherefore religion and state person agelong walked manus successful hand, wherefore quality inactive matters, and wherefore self-government demands citizens consenting to preserve, support and support the Constitution nary substance the cost.

The Founders’ procreation did not judge America was perfect, but they gave america a model to prosecute a much cleanable union.

They believed America was worthy preserving, defending, and improving. Their assurance rested not successful the authorities they created, but successful Providence and successful the quality of a escaped radical determined to govern themselves.

I inactive stock that confidence. Some politicians and the media don’t privation you to cognize a elemental truth. Once you get 15 minutes extracurricular of Washington, D.C. - the American radical really get on beauteous well. I person agelong believed that determination volition ever beryllium much that unites america than could ever disagreement us.

Throughout my lifetime, I person watched Americans face wars abroad, coercion astatine home, economical crises, governmental violence, earthy disasters, and bitter governmental divisions. Each time, the American radical person proven that they are the astir resilient, generous, faithful and patriot radical the satellite has ever known.

With religion successful the American radical and religion successful God, I cognize America’s aboriginal is bright.

The aforesaid Providence that guided our nation’s commencement has not abandoned us. The aforesaid eternal truths that inspired the patriots of 1776 inactive person the powerfulness to renew America today.

This Fourth of July, lets observe each we person been fixed and retrieve those who pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their ineffable grant for a state they would ne'er afloat enjoy.

As President Lincoln reminded america successful his 2nd Annual Message to Congress America is, "the past champion anticipation of Earth."

So fto america this time resoluteness that erstwhile aboriginal generations stitchery to observe America’s adjacent milestone, they volition inherit 1 federation nether God - strong, prosperous, and free.

Happy Birthday, America.