“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends…”
The Nation’s only traveling working Liberty Bell carries on in the tradition of the original sacred icon of 1753.
Today, the need to motivate men to rise to protect our inalienable freedoms is equally urgent. Sustaining this great nation requires the same dedication of sacrifice. The original Liberty Bell cracked because of the demands of Liberty – another Bell has come to ring the sound of freedom. This exact replica Liberty Bell is carrying on the task and duties of Liberty today.
It is important to never forget the high price of Liberty and those patriots who have given their lives to protect it. The Liberty Bell and Law Memorial travels across the country to honor those who have paid the ultimate price to protect our Freedom. We are honored to inspire and encourage military families as well as those troops who are about to be deployed. The Liberty Bell has an inscription, ” Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof ” - Lev. XXV, v. X
Ring the Bell!
Why the Ten Commandments?
I have been asked, “I get the Liberty Bell, but what’s up with the Ten Commandments?” The tablets of law flanking the Bell are not there as a religious statement of do’s and don’ts. The Ten Commandments represent our ‘respect for authority’ and the ‘foundation of moral law ‘ upon which our culture is built. There is no Liberty without Law. It is the perfect representation of the American separation of Church and State government as defined by our Founding Fathers. Atheist and Theist alike were equally protected and liberated to live according to the inner light in their hearts. The first four commandments reflect the religious obligation which we owe to the Creator, and the manner in which we discharge this obligation is left to the individual. The remaining six commandments reflect our obligations to our civil code, and no matter your beliefs the civil authorities hold all equally responsible to obey the law. Thomas Jefferson said the greatest law giver in history was William Penn, William Penn said the greatest law giver was Moses. Today the two greatest symbols of our cultural values are the Ten Commandments and The Liberty Bell. I simply combined them into one display representing the greatest Freedom the world has ever known.
William Penn’s law known as “The Charter of Privileges of 1701″, based upon the “Magna Carta” and the Ten Commandments gave the citizens of Pennsylvania unprecedented freedom in human history. Abraham Lincoln described it as a “Government of the People, by the People, and for the People”. To celebrate the first fifty years of Penn’s Law’s overwhelming success a commemorative Bell was ordered and placed in a new bell tower. It proclaimed liberty from the highest position of all objects in the American Colonies. This object of veneration is the Liberty Bell, “The Heartbeat of America.” The Liberty Bell represents those inalienable rights defined in the “Declaration of Independence,” the values for which Americans have fought to defend since 1775. Without the protection of the U.S. Military and our First Responders there in no ‘Land of the Free & Home of the Brave.’ May we never forget the sound of Liberty!
Ring the Bell!