William Jennings Bryan,New York Times, September 7, 1913:"I can imagine that the early Christians who were carried into the Coliseum to make a spectacle for those more savage than the beasts ... And yet within a few decades the power which they invoked proved mightier than the legions of the Emperor, and the faith in which they died was triumphant o'er all the land ..."
The wind suddenly changed directions. Two British ships, HMS Detroit and HMS Queen Charlotte, attempted to maneuver and turn about, but in the process collided and became entangled, sitting helplessly in the water.Perry sailed broadside directly across the British line, firing every cannon continuously. After 15 minutes, the smoke cleared to reveal that all of Barclay's ships had been disabled. This was the first time in history that an entire British naval squadron had been disabled at one time.
Lincoln stated "Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us! It behooves us then to humble ourselves before the offended Power, to confess our national sins and to pray for clemency and forgiveness."
Nationalism is the opposite of globalism; nationalism depends on the nation; and “Christian nationalism” used to be called “Christian patriotism,” and past Presidents, Democrat and Republican, encouraged it.
