We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. This is the most well know sentence in our Declaration and the most cherished unless you hold Marxist tenants such as a Black Liberation theologian does. Liberty, or Freedom, is the keystone of our Constitutional Republic and the right to succeed often overshadows the more important intrinsic right to fail. Failure is integral to not only achieve success but also to appreciate it. With Liberty and Freedom there is an implied responsibility, however, to accept it.
A person refusing participation in our system of self opportunity has the freedom to do so knowing full well the inevitable consequences. Failure to accept these consequences by demanding their “fair share” in the form of a handout makes these people moochers or, for all intents and purposes, Losers. The recent cacophony of Losers has almost reached the level where Thomas Jefferson’s enraged corpse will reanimate and start strangling these non participants in an act of merciful Darwinism. Being a failure is far different from being a Loser however.
On September 13, 1857 a failure was born. As a teenager, following a four-year apprenticeship to a caramel candy maker, he attempted to start his own candy business in Philadelphia. Despite six years of hard work, he failed. His next two attempts in Chicago and New York failed as well. Undaunted, he returned to his home town and once again tried making a go of the caramel business. This time, it worked and, through his numerous failures, he became a very shrewd businessman. Aware of the growing demand for chocolate, he soon started a new company using the profits from his caramel business. For years, he worked at perfecting a viable recipe for making milk chocolate — a process which up to then had been kept a closely guarded secret by the Swiss. Finally, through trial and error, he hit upon the right formula of milk, sugar and cocoa that enabled him to realize his dream of mass producing and distributing milk chocolate candy.
Towns in America aren’t named after people who ask for and expect Government handouts, or for people who say they can not or will not try. Towns are named after people who have believed in the American dream and have tried, failed and eventually succeeded. They are towns like Hershey, PA.
“Uncle Sam should have NO part in private business. I’ll tell you how I know. Unless Uncle Sam works for a circus, he isn’t dressed for a board meeting.”
- Glenn Beck
