Events of recent history indicate that Americans are setting a coursefor the end of their own great nation. The ever growing trend inthis country is to judge people, not by their individual character,but by their identity as a member of a specific groupNo one has ever succeeded or failed in life as a result of theirgroup affiliationA person's success or failure is also not based on luck, but on thesum total of the decisions that they have made. Those who succeeddo so through good work ethic and their wise use of their power to chooseThe opposite is true for those who failThe ideals of individual accountability and responsibility in theUnited States are dying everyday. A gun cannot be responsible fora death, just as a shovel cannot be responsible for digging a ditchBoth are only tools, that have no will of their ownResponsibility is an adjunct through conscious choice and is the pricewe pay for freedomFreedom is also a toolIt is an essential tool needed by human beings if they are to prosper,rather than to mer