"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."

If you google the quotation, you will find multiple variations
attributed to as many different people. The consensus is that
Thomas Jefferson was among the first and foremost.

I find myself wondering if vigilance had a different meaning in
his time. Today, it means watching keenly to detect danger,
being ever awake and alert. And that kind of vigilance is simply
not enough. That kind of vigilance guarantees only that we will
witness the demise of our freedom and liberty.

There is a considerable gulf between what our government is,
and could be; is, and should be. The gulf exists because of we
watched it grow and were not moved to do what ever it took
to stop it.

The debt we own to those who have sacrificed their lives and
limbs in defense of our freedom demands more than opening
our eyes.

It demands that we too, wade into the fight.

May they all rest in peace.