The Fourth of July makes us conscious of our roots. Have you ever thought what a leap of faith it was for Columbus to embark on his great adventure? Do you not marvel at his perseverance and commitment to his dream?

I read somewhere that the average speed of the Santa Maria during the voyage across the Atlantic was two miles an hour. Yet we get frustrated when we have to slow down to 30 miles an hour in traffic. Do you wonder why his crew became almost mutinous at times? Do you understand how frustrated Columbus must have been on such occasions with their lack of faith? 

Our founding fathers faced the same type of frustration. The Declaration of Independence was not entirely popular.  If Gallup had taken a poll back then, it would have shown that a fairly sizeable number of the early fat…