been changed. congress gave him an assignment to design a national seal for the new nation. the image he proposed showed or would have shown the children of israel, the hebrews leaving on the exodus and the pillar of fire by night. that s a remarkable biblical image. for sure. so many other remarkable stories about jeffer and the other founders talking about the faith and how important it was. mark, there is a real disconnect not just going back to the fun toing fathers, but you read the words of fdr or john f. kennedy. there was a continuation of continuity from the founders from almost all of the presidents. it s distorted in the last few years because that s when the
would be over because the people would follow, like when george washington wept. i don t think our leader should be crying. he also told them now, imagine, these are the people who signed the declaration of independence. he said, we have proclaimed to the world our determination to die free men, rather than slaves. we have appealed to heaven for the justice of our cause. and in heaven, we have placed our trust. how great is that? how many of us have that faith now where we can say, i trust you? i trust you. our cause is just. he said, numerous have been the manifestations of god s providence in sustaining us. then he said in the gloomy period of adversity, we have had our cloud by day and our pillar of fire by night.
they were so amaziamazing, so because people would fall into that. it s like when george strong. washington wept. i don t think our leadership and they all, they all knew. should be crying. he also told them, now imagine, these are the i m a dead man. yeah. glenn: the more i learn people, that signed the about them, i m telling you, declaration of i independence. there is a reason why our teachers are saying okay, memorize the date, kids. he said, we have proclaimed what date did it happen. to the world our i don t care about the date. who cares about the date? determination to die free men the character is what was amazing. samuel adams, he was so rather than live slaves. amazing because talking to we have appealed to heaven another signer of the for the justice of our cause and in heaven we have placed declaration, benjamin rush, our trust. good friend in congress, how how great is that? how many of us have that much are we willing to faith now, to where we can sacrifice to