This country was founded on the premise of freedom. The
Pilgrims traveled from England to the New World in the sixteenth century on a
quest for religious freedom. Unfortunately, they were on a quest for freedom of
“their” religion and no one else’s. They were intolerant of other religions and
persecuted those who opposed their own religious views. However, that is the
topic of another book. Nevertheless, they sought out freedom to live as they
determined, away from the tyranny of England.
The people and founding Fathers of America sought to break
the chains of bondage placed on them by the, then, British Empire. They sought
independence to be a free people and govern the way they desired. They wanted a
life in which they chose to live. They wanted to be in control of their own destiny.
You know the story. America fought for its independence and won the right to be
free in 1776. Even so, there was much to be learned about this freedom.
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