Greetings Fellow Compatriots, Associates and Friends,
Utah SAR President Trent Grandy
I have recently been involved in several patriotic events in the past few days. They continue to excite and delight me! The pageantry and the patriotism give me a thrill, and I am encouraged by seeing people of all ages and walks of life who still participate in these displays! I know that I am probably preaching to the choir here, because I know that you are individuals who are proud of your heritage and are willing to be included in the wonderous experiment that is this great country.
I was recently discussing this with our Immediate Past President, William P. C. Simpson, who had been rereading and pondering the book entitled A World Without America – What Would Life Be Like If the American Revolution Had Failed? It was presented and discussed in a past Annual Awards and Recognition Banquet on May 13th, 2022, by the author and then speaker the Honorable United States District Court Judge Ted Stewart. Bill had been researching and working on a talk to present at his church. He directed me to a passage near the end of the book, which I feel sums up quite well the overall theme and main point of Judge Stewart’s excellent book:
“If America had never come to be, the world would be without a country whose government was based on the pursuit of liberty, the protection of God-given rights, a commitment to equality of opportunity, self-government, and the rule of law.”
“No such government would exist anywhere on earth.”
“We have answered the question whether another nation might have evolved to become what the United States has become. It is clear that the only nation that might have done so would have been Great Britain. We have shown that Great Britain might possibly have evolved to be more liberal than the rest of the world’s governments but that it would still be a worldwide empire, ruled by a powerful monarch, a corrupt Parliament, totally class-based with relatively few owners of real property, tolerant of slavery, intolerant of non-Anglo-Saxons, colonizers of much of the world, and an abuser of those who had previously inhabited those colonies.”
“It might have been a benevolent abuser, but an abuser none the less.”
“There is no logical argument to be made that Great Britain would have evolved to what it is today without the presence of the United States as the city on a hill. To the contrary, the best evidence is that a failed American Revolution would have resulted in a Great Britain that would have remained opposed to equality and self-government for its subjects.”
“If not Great Britain, then who, where, when?”
–Ted Stewart, A World Without America – What Would Life Be Like if the American Revolution Had Failed. Published 2022. pp.242-243
These are valuable insights on an important subject to ponder, especially on this eve of the 250th Anniversary of the founding of this great nation. I hope that you will each take the time to reflect and discuss it, especially with those who have not even thought to consider it.
In closing, I am excited to announce for those of you living near the Wasatch front, shortly after the current vacation season has passed, we are planning on forming two new chapters, North Wasatch Front and South Wasatch Front. We look forward to meeting with those of you in these areas, and helping you get organized. Look for more information on this to follow soon.
Thank you as always for your participation and continued support of the noble and critical mission of the Sons of the American Revolution. And as always may the Lord bless and keep you and our nation!
Yours in Liberty,
Trent Grandy
President, Utah SAR
Sons of the American Revolution Mission – Since 1889
“The Sons of the American Revolution honors our Revolutionary War patriot ancestors by promoting patriotism, serving our communities and educating and inspiring future generations about the founding principles of our Country.”