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Hurricane Harvey shows resiliency of Texans

Once again, Texans set the example of a self-reliant, rugged individualistic spirit that we should all strive to live up to.

When the state’s governor and local officials issued statements, several times, urging hurricane victims not to depend upon or wait for the government to help, Texans took to the waterways in their fishing boats, becoming “fishers of men” — individualism at its best, becoming the first responders, reaching out to their neighbors.

They never complained about the president or the local government. They just did what any decent human beings would do, they began helping others. The rains came, and so did the courage of individual Texans, risking their own lives without hesitation, house by house they rescued their helpless neighbors.

With smiles on their faces, grit in their determination and open wallets, they came to save thousands of stranded neighbors, demonstrating who we are as Americans and what we are all about. This reminds us all why we are so proud to live in America, to be American.

Pray for Texas, and pray for and protect our nation that gave birth to freedom and liberty — the freedom and liberty to be individuals.

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