{"id":10351,"date":"2016-08-17T12:39:42","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T16:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unclerickaudios.com\/?p=10351"},"modified":"2016-08-17T12:39:42","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T16:39:42","slug":"strong-loyal-patriot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.characterconcepts.com\/unclerick\/2016\/08\/17\/strong-loyal-patriot\/","title":{"rendered":"Be a Strong and Loyal Patriot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hey, little buddies!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of my favorite quotes comes from Patrick Henry\u2019s famous speech when he said, \u201cIs life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God. I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I was a boy, we heard speeches like that quoted a lot. \u00a0We read about them in school. \u00a0We were inspired by them and it made us want to be patriots like Patrick Henry. \u00a0It makes me sad that today many Americans don\u2019t celebrate freedom like we used to. \u00a0But you can still grow up to be strong and loyal patriots if you study the true history of American freedom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the best things you can do is to read old books about the War of Independence. \u00a0I\u2019ve recorded several books in a series called The Boys of Liberty. \u00a0It\u2019s a great bunch of books written over a hundred years ago, when people were much more patriotic than today, and when people always made sure to teach character lessons in books they wrote for young people. \u00a0You\u2019ll love the excitement of the stories. \u00a0And they will encourage you to be patriotic.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.characterconcepts.com\/unclerick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/PH-painting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10361 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.characterconcepts.com\/unclerick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/PH-painting.jpg\" alt=\"PH-painting\" width=\"309\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.characterconcepts.com\/unclerick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/PH-painting.jpg 309w, https:\/\/blog.characterconcepts.com\/unclerick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/PH-painting-180x300.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">America needs you to grow up to be like Patrick Henry. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[flat_button text=&quot;Listen to Samples!&quot; title=&quot;Flat Button&quot; url=&quot;https:\/\/blog.characterconcepts.com\/unclerick\/audio-club-products-and-samples\/&quot; padding=&quot;14px 36px&quot; bg_color=&quot;#FF5C00&quot; border_color=&quot;#FF5C00&quot; border_width=&quot;1px&quot; text_color=&quot;#FFFFFF&quot; text_size=&quot;14px&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey, little buddies! 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