Liberty Is More Than Just A Word

The first paragraph  from Wikipedia states: The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, designed by Frédéric Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28, 1886. The statue, a gift to the United States from the people of France, is of a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom, who bears a torch and a tabula ansata (a tablet evoking the law) upon which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. A broken chain lies at her feet. The statue is an icon of freedom and of the United States: a welcoming signal to immigrants arriving from abroad.

(Emphasis in the text is mine) to caution the reader that:



"A broken chain can be renewed, repaired, or reforged."

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WORD FOR TODAY

liberty
noun
-  freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control.
-  freedom from external or foreign rule; independence.
-  freedom from control, interference, obligation, restriction, hampering conditions, etc.
-  power or right of doing, thinking, speaking, etc., according to choice.
-  freedom from captivity, confinement, or physical restraint.

Liberty is the ability of individuals to have control over their own actions.

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BORN ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY


Edwin Buzz Aldrin


Born Jan 20, 1930
Age:  82 years old

Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr. is an American astronaut, and the second person to walk on the Moon. He was the lunar module pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing in history. On July 20, 1969, he set foot on the Moon, following mission commander Neil Armstrong. He is also a retired United States Air Force pilot.

DeForest Kelley


Born Jan 20, 1920
Died Jun 11, 1999

Jackson DeForest Kelley was an American actor, screenwriter, poet and singer known for his iconic roles in Westerns and as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy of the USS Enterprise in the television and film series Star Trek.

George Burns


Born: Jan. 20, 1896
Died March 9, 1996

George Burns, born Naftaly (Nathan) Birnbaum, was an American comedian, actor, and writer. He was one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, film, radio, and television. His arched eyebrow and cigar smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over three quarters of a century. On television, The George Burns & Gracie Allen Show put faces to the radio characters audiences had come to love.

Beginning at the age of 79, Burns' career was resurrected as an amiable, beloved and unusually active old comedian, continuing to work until shortly before his death.

In 1977, Burns made another hit film, Oh, God!, which inspired two sequels Oh, God! Book II and Oh, God! You Devil, in which Burns played a dual role as God and the Devil.

Arte Johnson


Born Jan. 20, 1929
Age:   83 years old

Arthur Stanton Eric "Arte" Johnson is an American comic actor. Johnson was a regular on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. His best-remembered "character" was that of a German soldier with the catchphrase: "Verrrry interesting, but...['stupid', 'not very funny', and other variations]".

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Elections are held to delude the populace into believing that they are participating in government.
--Gerald F. Lieberman