3. The Flame of Liberty

Feb 6, 2023 · 21 min

About this episode

Will traces what he calls The Flame of Liberty from America's founding era through President Ronald Reagan. This serves as Part 3 of 3 in the "Why We Love America" Series. Will reads from founding documents and famous speeches throughout our Nation's history that speak to the foundational Flame of Liberty we must learn to recognize and preserve for future generations. Links: Patrick Henry's Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death - https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/patrick.asp Declaration of Independence - https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript Preamble to the Constitution - https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript Federalist Papers - https://guides.loc.gov/federalist-papers/full-text Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address - https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/gettyb.asp Abraham Lincoln's Inaugural Address - https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/lincoln1.asp Ronald Reagan's "A Time for Choosing" Speech - https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/reagans/ronald-reagan/time-choosing-speech-october-27-1964