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Saving Freedom is Worthwhile CauseBy Sue A. Blevins This past Spring I had the great opportunity to attend the Cato Institute's 25th anniversary gala in Washington, DC. What a great time--and great sign of progress! Nearly 2,000 freedom lovers gathered to celebrate the scholarly and effective work of the Cato Institute--one of the country's most widely cited think tanks. At the event, someone asked me if we (as a nation) are really making progress in restoring our freedoms. My response was that while liberty is spreading in some areas, we are not advancing fast and far enough when it comes to health care. In that area, we have lost many freedoms over the past 30 years and we are losing our privacy, too. I responded that we still have quite a way to go, but that every step in the right direction--no matter how small--is ever so much better than standing still or moving backwards. I shared the story about the young girl who was trying to save starfish from dying. The story goes something like this (there are many different versions, with author unknown): Early one morning, an elderly man was walking along the seashore when he spotted a young girl swiftly moving along the beach, picking up starfish that had been stranded on the shore, throwing them back into the ocean. He approached the girl and asked what she was doing. "I'm saving the starfish," she said eagerly. The man, glancing at the shore, turned to the girl and said, "There are thousands of starfish stranded on the beach. You can't save them all and one little girl is not going to make a difference." The girl thought about this for a moment, then she reached down and picked up a starfish, tossed it into the ocean, and said, "But I saved that one. And I'm sure I made a difference for that one." Thinking about this story, I can only imagine what our current
laws would be like without the fine work of all the freedom
lovers in this country who are working endlessly to restore
our lost liberties. ### |
