Events of recent history indicate that Americans are setting a course   for the end of their own great nation. The ever growing trend in   this country is to judge people, not by their individual character,   but by their identity as a member of a specific group   No one has ever succeeded or failed in life as a result of their   group affiliation   A person's success or failure is also not based on luck, but on the   sum total of the decisions that they have made. Those who succeed   do so through good work ethic and their wise use of their power to choose   The opposite is true for those who fail   The ideals of individual accountability and responsibility in the   United States are dying everyday. A gun cannot be responsible for   a death, just as a shovel cannot be responsible for digging a ditch   Both are only tools, that have no will of their own   Responsibility is an adjunct through conscious choice and is the price   we pay for freedom   Freedom is also a tool   It is an essential tool needed by human beings if they are to prosper,   rather than to merely survive. Yet there are those who would rather   trade their freedom for security   Some believe that it is the responsibility of government to provide for you   In truth, we form government to ensure and protect the freedom   that is already inherently ours