The Spirit of a Republic – 250 Years of the American Experiment
Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851) by Emanuel Leutze, A cry for freedom, a vision of unity, and a reminder that liberty must be defended through courage, not submission. 250 Years of the Republic. The Spirit of a Republic – 250 Years of the American Experiment A Tribute to Liberty, Dialogue, and the Right to Speak Today, as we commemorate 250 years of American independence, we reflect not only on battles fought with weapons, but on those waged with truth, courage, and dialogue. No image speaks more powerfully to this than “Washington Crossing the Delaware” by Emanuel Leutze. Painted in 1851 by a German-American visionary who believed deeply in freedom, this work stands not just as art, but as a cry, a beacon, a reminder: The Painting That Speaks of Courage In the darkness of a brutal winter night, men row into frozen waters, led by a man not seeking power, but a future, a place where laws are not dictated by monarchs, but chosen by the people. George Was...
