“Winners never quit, quitters never win” is a quote attributed to Vince Lombardi, the great coach of the Green Bay Packers, that matches his character.  He never gave up, no matter what the odds.  He engrained this concept in his players.  It is the reason why the Green Bay Packers became a powerhouse in the National Football League and won the first two Super Bowls ever played.  It is the reason why the Super Bowl trophy is named after him, one of the greatest coaches to have ever lived.  He never gave in to defeat, he persevered.

Thomas Edison is considered one of the greatest inventors of all time because he also persevered.  After thousands of experiments ending in failure, he finally found the right combination to give us the light we now could not even imagine living without.  Each failure put him that much closer to success.  He learned from his failures. He never gave up.  He succeeded in his world changing goal.

This is why failure should never be looked down upon.  It is the foundation for success. It should only be viewed as being something closer to winning.  Humans have the ability to grow and to build on failures in their quest to succeed.

All of the greats in history, including the many women who invented everything from ironing boards, to circular saws, to elevated trains, to computer programming, share one thing in common, they did not quit until they found success.  Winners never quit, that is why they are called winners.  It is impossible to win or succeed if one does quit.

Today, Americans face a similar challenge that requires no less the determination of a Lombardi, Edison, Paine or the many women inventors of the past and present.  Excessive government taxation and spending, inflation, and government initiated undeclared wars were all obstacles faced by our American ancestors.  In order to prevent those conditions from happening to future generations, those Americans created the Constitution and Bill of Rights to chain down the government.  Those chains have now been cast off  by the passing of numerous laws by many congresses, and signed by many different presidents, including, but not limited to, the Patriot Acts, the National Defense Authorization Act, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.  The once chained American government is now a rampaging beast on the loose, gobbling up greater and greater shares of the individual’s income, Freedom, and Liberty.  The challenge for Americans today is to understand how and why unchained government devastates the lives of everyone.  Helping educate individuals regarding  the nature of government and the purpose for its existence is paramount to winning their hearts and minds so that they can succeed in life, no matter their level of skill, education, talent, or background without dependency upon government.

If individuals quit on this matter, success in preserving Liberty will not happen. Quitters never win.  Liberty will be preserved so long as individuals do not quit in their learning of why government can never create wealth, but can only transfer it, and why Rights and Liberty are from God, not governments. Winners never quit.