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Patriot Wisdom
by Jeff Martone

The following quotes are from great American Patriots, at the dawn of the Revolutionary War.  It’s time to remember and embrace the timeless truths that made this country great.  Consider them in light of our ongoing fight against the Global War on Terror.

 “Let the wise listen and add to their learning … wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men” (Proverbs 1:5, 2:12)

Remember our foundation:

Patrick Henry, is attributed with the following statement:

“It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionist, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  For this very reason peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here.”

Humility before Honor:

October 22, 1774, The Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, which met in Boston, began to voice their serious concerns, as President John Hancock declared:

“We think it is incumbent upon this people to humble themselves before God on account of their sins, for He hath been pleased in His righteous judgment to suffer a great calamity to befall us, as the present controversy between Great Britain and the Colonies. (And) also to implore the Divine Blessing upon us, that by the assistance of His grace, we may be enabled to reform whatever is amiss among us, that so God may be pleased to continue to us the blessings we enjoy, and remove the tokens of His displeasure, by causing harmony and union to be restored between Great Britain and the Colonies."

Fighting the good fight:

In 1774, the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts reorganized the Massachusetts militia, providing the over one-third of all new regiments be made up of “Minutemen.”  The minutemen, known as such because they would be ready to fight at a minute’s notice, would drill as citizen soldiers on the parade ground, then go to church to hear exhortation and prayer.  Many times the deacon of the church, or even the pastor, would lead the drill.  They proclaimed, “our cause is just” and believed it was their Christian duty to defend it.  The provincial Congress of Massachusetts charged the minutemen:

“You …are placed by Providence in the post of honor, because it is the post of danger…The eyes not only of North America and the whole British Empire, but of all Europe, are upon you.  Let us be therefore, altogether solicitous that no disorderly behavior, nothing unbecoming our characters as Americans, as citizens and Christians, be justly chargeable to us.”

Slavery or Freedom - the choice is yours:

In March of 1775, Patrick Henry delivered a fiery patriotic oration at the second Virginia convention in which he said:

“If we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained, we must fight! I repeat, sir, we must fight!  An appeal to arms and to the God of hosts is all that is left us.  It is vain, sir, to extenuate the matter.  The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the North will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms!  Our brethren are already in the field.  Why stand we idle?  What is it that gentlemen would have?  Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God!  I know not what course others may take; but as for me give me liberty, or give me death.”

It is no wonder that this man was chosen to be the Commander-in-Chief of the Virginia Militia, a member of the Virginia General Assembly and House of Burgesses, was instrumental in writing the Constitution of Virginia, and was the only governor in United States history to be elected and reelected five times.