Stand united during these tough times
“United we stand, divided we fall.”
These words, familiar to all Americans, have been attributed to the Greek storyteller Aesop, are found in several passages in the Bible, were written into John Dickinson’s pre-revolutionary war song (”The Liberty Song”), stand as the motto of Kentucky, are on the Missouri flag, and was a repeated motto during WW II.
The words were never more true. It is easy to stand together during the “good” times; it is essential to stand together during times like these that try men’s souls. Stand up and be counted, stand united!
Margarert Burnette
Bradenton
This story was originally published July 12, 2016 at 4:05 PM with the headline "Stand united during these tough times."