The End The End This is the Hour of the Time. I'm your host, William Cooper. Upon completion of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Benjamin Franklin left the hall. He was greeted on the steps by a reporter from a local newspaper who asked him, Ben, what have you wrought? Ben Franklin looked him directly in the eye and said this, A Republic, if you can keep it Well folks, the Republic may be hanging by a thread today But as of Sunday, it will be 217 years old Happy birthday, United States of America Thank you. Thank you. And a special salute to all those gallant men and women who have served in the armed forces of this great nation and who have helped us by their sacrifice to maintain our freedoms. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. The End The End The End The End Thank you. The End The End The End The End Thank you. Thank you. The End THE END The End The End Amen. Thank you. The End The End The End Thank you. The End during the entire history of this country so that we may celebrate 217 years of freedom. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Abraham Lincoln once said at the height of the Civil War, If I could not laugh, I would surely die. The End Thank you. 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In our glory, here is to come. Let us be of you and me. And keep my great and holy, let us die to make and free. What all is my theme Thank you. The Civil War was fought over states' rights. It pitted brother against brother and established the strength of the Union. The South suffered terribly and an entire culture disappeared. that to this day is romanticized by those of both the North and the South and is best demonstrated by the feelings evoked when you listen to this song. I am not in the land of heaven Oh, find there I'm not forgotten Look away, look away, look away It's a feeling Where I was born Early on one party morning Look away, look away So sorry It's a feeling Oh, I wish I was in defeat Away, away But in defeat And I will take my best To live and die in defeat Always, always, always Always, always, always In this dream Thank you. Away, away, away down thousand degrees Away, away, away down thousand degrees More Americans died in the Civil War than in all the other wars combined that this country has fought. After the war, those who could walk or crawl the wounded, and those who were lucky, those who had stood in the lines of battle and had not received a wound, all went streaming home. Many found that they had no home left and became wanderers. Some turned west and built new homes and new states. But the most important thing was that the process of healing and rebuilding have begun and in some areas of this great nation continues even unto this day. It's time for our break, folks. Don't go away. We'll be right back after this very short pause. Thank you. The End Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. The End Thank you. Show me any nation in this world that has the freedoms, the rights, the opportunity, and the power of those of us who live in this country. Yes. Happy birthday, United States of America. 1936, Margaret Miller was upset. It seemed no one really knew who wrote those words dear to the heart of every American. She determined to find out and let all America know. Her initial research led her to the name of Frank Bellamy. He had submitted the words in a graceful content in 1896 as a 12-year-old in Chinese. But second further, she found that Frank had lifted those words from a 19th century magazine called Youth's Companion. And there, the publisher, James Uppin, was credited for the literary piece. But a citizen's committee from Rome, New York, said it couldn't be the Boston publisher because their pastor had written the essay after leaving his pocket to work on the editorial staff of Youth's Companion. The pastor's name? Reverend Frank Schuller. Marguerite was dumbfounded. If this news was correct, then Bellamy worked on the staff of the same magazine from which he supposedly plagiarized the word soon in his contract in 1896. As a 12-year-old, impossible. He sought it through her evidence. Bellamy was born in Kansas. No, he was born in New York. He died in Colorado in 1915, but he was seen in Florida in 1929. He either had a double life, or there had been two Franks Bellamy. One a Kansas school board who pilfered the words for a contest. The other, a minister from New York who worked on a national magazine. You see, in 1892, President Benjamin Harrison wanted a nationwide celebration honoring the 400th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of America. The Reverend Francis Dulley was commissioned by Houston Panthers to write appropriate words for the occasion. One night in August, the 10th day, and on October 12, 1892, 10 million school children simultaneously recited his tribute and we've been repeating it ever since. I pledge allegiance I pledge allegiance to the flag to the flag of the United States of America of the United States of America and to the republic and to the republic For which it stands. One nation. Under God. Indivisible. With liberty. On justice. With liberty and justice. Or all. I, me, an individual, a committee of one. Bless Litigate all I have to give without self-pity Allegiance My love and my devotion To the pride A symbol of freedom, the sovereignty of the individual, and equality of rights Of the united That means we've all come together States of America Fifty individual communities that have united into fifty great states and to the recovery for which it stands in which sovereign power is invested in representatives chosen by the people to govern for the people one nation that's why we call it the union indivisible indivisible of being divided with liberty now that's freedom to live one's own life without threats or fear and success What's the quality of healing for you with others? For us. Freedom is everybody's dignity. In 1954, two more words were added to the pledge. Under God. And they may be the most important of all. I've been coming to the end. And shall we call it for which it stands One day for the spirit of God And shall we ever live in the world in His hands In his liberty and justice In his liberty and justice America is made up of many different peoples and many, many different forms of expression. Americans are also famous for the many different ways that they express their love for this country. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I'm not a person I'm not a person I'm not a person I'm not a person I'm not a person I'm not a person I'm not a person I'm not a person I'm not a person I'm not a person I'm not a person I'm not a person I'm not a person I'm not a person Oh, yes. Rock and roll. The different faces of this country. What helped to make this nation great? Had they reflected in the cities, in the states, on the street corners, and in the country? Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. The End Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Amen. America, America, and the dream goes on. There's a song in the dust of a country road on the wind becomes a fall. And it sings in the farms and the factory towns and where you think there'd be no song at all. And the words are the worst of our fathers' dead And it's crystal down the east And the name of the song is the name of the dream And it's still to our ears America, America And the dream goes on America, America And the kingdom of God And we read on a courthouse wall The rules that make us free And the more we remember the way we began The closer we get to the best we can be There was time to forget the word Calls no other than the star It will lead to the children a cycle of hope and a faith to feel the stars. America! America! And we are. It happens with the voice of the sun and the sun and the sun and the sun and the sun and the sun and the sun. We can stand together and come out of America. I'm going to sit down, you're looking at your feet, and the Lord God's name, America, America. Thank you. America, America, and the King of America. It's a call to the church and everything, and it's all to the Lord be. And the way you guide us all, of America. It's a call to the way you get all the better, and it's not the old to be. America, America. Our voices are changing from the fame as the sons receive to see. As long as the music is strong and clear, my love will always be free. America, America, be your one. America, America, we go home. America, America, we go home. Oh, I love this country more than I could possibly ever express. Happy birthday, United States of America. You know, it's really the birthday of the Declaration of Independence, which was the first legal document establishing this as a nation. Every home in America should have a copy of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and all the amendments thereof hanging on the wall. It should be taught to every child from the time that they first begin to speak and understand words. And it should be carried on throughout their life. We lose track of our roots, our traditions, what this country means, the precepts and principles upon which it was founded. And we lose our souls, we lose everything. This country is the sum total of all man's efforts throughout the history of the world To be free. To be responsible. To walk in a divine state of grace. A king in his own right. With a government as his child servant. Most Americans have forgotten that. That prior to the founding of this country, no people in the history of the world had ever, ever truly been free. Everyone had always belonged to someone else, or had been indentured to someone else, or had just been an outright slave. You see, before this country was founded, there were no republics, there were no democracies. And even in the ancient republic of Rome, the Roman Empire, men were not free. You can read whatever you want that says they were, but you... We're up to this program with a special bulletin. America is now under martial law. All constitutional rights have been suspended. Stain your home. Do not attempt to contact loved ones, insurance agents, or attorneys. Shut up. Do not attempt to think or depression may occur. Stay in your room. Curfew is at 7 p.m. start after work. Only one caught outside the gates of their subdivision sectors after curfew will be shot. Remain calm. Do not panic. Your neighborhood watch officer will be by to collect urine samples in the morning. Anyone caught interfering with the collection of urine samples will be shot. Stay in your home. Remain calm. The number one enemy of progress is questions. National security is more important than individual will. All sports broadcasts will proceed as normal. No more than two people may gather anywhere without permission. Use only the drugs prescribed by your boss or supervisor. Shut up! Be happy! 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