. . . Here we find a vast stock of proper materials for the art and ingenuity of man to work upon: Treasures of immense worth concealed from the poor ignorant aboriginal natives! . . . As the celestial light of the Gospel was directed here by the finger of God, it will doubtless finally drive the long, long night of heathenish darkness from America. So arts and sciences will change the face of nature in their tour from hence over the Appalachian Mountains to the western ocean; and as they march through the vast desert, the residence of wild beasts will be broken up, and the obscene howl cease forever . . . The rocks will disclose their hidden gems and the inestimable treasures of gold and silver will be broken up. Huge mountains of ore are already discovered; and vast stores are reserved for future generations. This metal, more useful than gold and silver, will employ millions of hands, not only to form the martial sword and peaceful share alternately, but an infinity of utensils improved in the exercise of art and handicraft among men. Nature through all her works has stamped authority on this law, namely, That all fit matter shall be improved to its best purpose. . . . Oh ye unborn inhabitants of America! . . . when your eyes behold the sun after he has rolled the seasons round for two or three centuries more, you will know that in Anno Domini 1758, we dreamed of your times. From the 1758 almanac of Nathanial Ames, Denham, Mass. This 18th century perspective may help shape neoconservative foreign policy: The US and the finger of God will drive the heathenish darkness out of Muslim nations, where vast stores of resources are reserved for future generations of Americans. SOURCE: Prophecy for North America, This Is America My Country, Vol. 1, pp 149-150, edited by Donald H. Sheehan, Ph.D., Veterans Historical Book Service, Inc., 1952.
Granny says, "Dat's right... ... we was put here by the finger o' God... ... to make dis world a better place... ... whether others like it or not."
