'the Purpose-driven Life' Is Not

True Patriots Believe That Freedom From Responsibility Is Selfishness, Freedom From Sacrifice Is Cowardice, Freedom From Tolerance Is Prejudice, Freedom From Stewardship Is Exploitation, And Freedom From Compassion Is Cruelty.

Throughout This Country's History There Have Of Course Been Systematic Efforts To Create An Official Underclass.

The Nativism Behind The Push To Repeal Or Amend The Fourteenth Is Ugly And Obvious.

You Want To Defend Citizenship? Don't Persecute Or Isolate Those Without Papers. Just Live Like A Citizen. That'd Be A First-class Way To Be American.

From The Right, You Get Demagogues Shouting About Brown-skinned Anchor Babies And Clamoring To Deport The Undocumented. From The Left, You Get Advocacy For The Oppressed But Otherwise, When It Comes To National Civic Identity, Mainly Silence.