Joey Nelson

King. Warrior. Mentor. Friend. 👑⚔️👨‍🎓🧔‍♂️

[Philosway @philosway]

“Above all, do not lose your desire to walk.”

— Søren Kierkegaard

[Dr. Sheila Nazarian @sheilanazarian]

I want to ask the students screaming “Death to America”, do you have any idea what happens when American values die?

Because I do.

My family fled Iran, a country where freedom died. You don’t know what you have until it’s gone.

You think America is oppressive because you have never experienced real oppression.

You think silence is violence because you’ve never been silenced.

You think words are dangerous because you have never watched a government drag someone away for speaking them.

You think capitalism is evil because you have never stood in a bread line.

You think borders are immoral because you have never had to flee across one.

You think revolution is romantic because you have never had a revolution take everything from you.

I have.

And that’s why I refuse to be quiet.

[Elle Lookbook @EvaLovesDesign]

The 13 original colonies that became the United States

[Eric Metaxas @ericmetaxas]

If anyone doubts that Ben Franklin was a man of faith at the end of his life, read what he said at the close of the Constitutional Convention in 1787. GOD BLESS AMERICA!

“The manner in which the whole of this business had been conducted was such a miracle in human affairs, that if I had not been in the midst of it, and seen all the movements, I could not have comprehended how it was effected.  I had no doubt of our finally succeeding in this war by the blessing of God.  This is the greatest revolution the world has ever seen....I have lived a long time; and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men!  If it had not been for the justice of our cause, and the consequent interposition of Providence in which we had faith, we must have been ruined.  If I had ever before been an atheist, I should now have been convinced of the being and government of a Deity.  It is He who abases the proud and favors the humble!  May we never forget his goodness to us, and may our future conduct manifest our gratitude.” --Benjamin Franklin

[Sara Rose 🇺🇸🌹 @saras76]

If you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life

[HeritageBulwark @hbulwark1]

In memory of the 1.5 million horses & mules who gave their lives in the Civil War by being killed in battle, wounded, or lost to disease.

This powerful memorial honors their silent sacrifice alongside Union & Confederate soldiers.

Lest we forget the true cost of war.

[Susan McLaughlin @SusanMcLaughli2]

#AmericanFreedom
#learnfromhistory
David McCullough writes history that touches my heart.
"When young Nathan Hale was hanged by the British as a spy in New York in 1776, he famously said as his last words, “My only regret is that I have but one life to lose for my country.” That’s a line from the popular play of the eighteenth century, Cato, by Joseph Addison, a play they all knew. Washington, who loved the theater, is believed to have seen it half a dozen times. Imagine how it must have been for Nathan Hale, about to be hanged. Who, in such a moment, could possibly think of something eloquent to say. I think he was throwing that line right back at those British officers. After all, Cato was their play."
McCullough, David. The Course of Human Events: The 2003 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities (p. 15). Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition.

[Feanor @nimgaladh]

“It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life.”

― J.R.R Tolkien

[Homeland Security @DHSgov]

"We take the stars from heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her, and the white stripes shall go down to posterity, representing our liberty." —George Washington

[᛭ Ian ᛭ @KnightspurHouse]

Happy Flag Day.

[The Conservative Alternative @OldeWorldOrder]

GEORGE WASHINGTON: "Real men despise battle, but will never run from it."

[Library of Congress @librarycongress]

The Committee of Five—John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman—was appointed to draft the Declaration of Independence 250 years ago today.

Jefferson's draft of the document is here at the Library, and will be featured in a new exhibition opening July 3.

[The Knowledge Archivist @KnowledgeArchiv]

"Evil cannot create anything new, it can only corrupt and ruin what good forces have invented or made"

—J.R.R. Tolkien

[Amazing Nature @AmazingNature00]

The Greater Kudu, one of the most beautiful animals in the world, found only in Africa.

[Deborah Ocheido @d_ocheido]

There’s a God that taught a tiny bird how to sew.