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"Remember Pearl Harbor" - The banner in countless places, a battle cry used in 1941 to 1945, and quite often since. Sadly, too many that did remember the attack 70 years ago today, are gone. That call inspired 100's of millions of Americans to mobilize; join the military, retool the factories, pick up that riveter and GO. It wasn't just a call to pitch in, it was a call to sacrifice for a time so the nation can afford to supply a war on tyranny and dictatorship. Our military fought with incredible bravery, our government actually had to have that proverbial 'bake sale' of War Bonds, our citizens had to ration sugar, gas, and many other things. Today, I see the same kind of inconceivable courage and uncommon valor in our troops as those brave men of WWII. Even though the battle cry has been refreshed in the form of "Remember 9-11", I DON'T see the government controlling spending in order to respond, I don't see a nation mobilizing in that same fashion. We have an elevated sense of patriotism, but not a willingness to sacrifice. We are not even mobilizing against poverty and suffering within our own borders! To me, the difference lies in core values, that is to say the lack of them since they have been stamped out by a terribly misguided idea of political correctness. Those values, undeniably rooted in religion, do not have to be ignored because of separation of church and state; our present condition calls for more than any political party to be correct and succeed in election, it calls for Providence. This does not come from mankind; it comes only from seeking it from a higher authority. Providence will not come without prayer, it will not serve the greedy, it will not come without a price... but spending our nation out of existence is not the price for victory. The only way to victory is emulating the hearts and minds, the commitment and sacrifice, of our "greatest generation".