Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Mitt Romney: No Apology: Believe In America Complete Introduction

Mitt Romney penned a new Introduction to his Paperback edition of No Apology: Believe In America

The following is an excerpt:
The founders who drafted and signed the Declaration of Independence and those who framed and ratified the Constitution made choices as difficult and perilous as those made by the first colonists. They could have chosen the predictable and secure path, following the commands of the Crown. Instead, they risked their lives, their liberty and their sacred honor.
Later, after the war for Independence had been won, the Founders could have established their own form of monarchy: a powerful, autocratic government that would tell people what to make, where to sell it, and how much they would earn. But again, they choose freedom. Just as the people would be free to choose their president and their representatives, they would be free to choose their occupation, their religion and their life’s course — to pursue happiness according to their own dreams.
That first choice of freedom by the Founders — incomplete and only perfected by Lincoln four score years later–has made all the difference. People from all over the world who prized freedom — the innovators, the pioneers, the dreamers — came to America. And so they continue today. This is who we are as a people — it is in our DNA. It is this love of liberty and the accompanying spirit of invention, creativity, derring-do, and pioneering that have propelled America to become the most powerful nation in the history of the world.
But today, Washington is smothering the American spirit. Freedom, opportunity, innovation, pioneering — the very foundations of our national strength — are under assault. Those who took the helm of the ship of state in the elections of 2006 and 2008 believe that a wise and powerful federal government can better guide our economy and our lives than can the people themselves. They fundamentally reject the choice made by the Founders. America is a nation for the people because it is of and by the people; under Washington’s new management, government has become the agent of guidance.
To read the entire Introduction, GO HERE.

5 comments:

Ann said...

What a GREAT Introduction. Mitt Romney's words are very inspirational. Everyone should take the time to read this.

ConMan said...

I enjoyed reading the new intro.

His points show that he gets it and Obama doesn't!

BOSMAN said...

It was a great Intro. Presidential material!

phil said...

I agree. He wrote an excellent introduction.

kelly said...

I read the intro. I thought it was wonderful.