Our Nation Cannot Survive on Fear Alone

Defending the flag is not neccesary - we can always make more.

Maintaining constant vigil against terrorism is not neccesary - the world is full of people wanting to do harm, and some may succeed in harming americans and destroying property on American soil. But the soil on American land will remain, foundations and buildings and monuments cen be rebuilt, wounds can heal, death will always be overcome by new life.

What America cannot afford to lose is the basic founding principles that define us; that differentiates us from other countries of the world. Our freedom, our basic liberties, and our rights to believe as we wish and to speak our minds and voice our opinions, whether based on fact or belief, is something that we must defend from attack. For if we lose it, we may never recover it again.