From Steve’s Library 12/17/2004

Even in the days before fences began crisscrossing the wide range lands of the old west, there wasn’t really much problem with boundaries. Everyone pretty much knew where they were. The landmarks were clear, a creek, a long ridge, a butte, a stand of timber, a well rutted trail, a single wind twisted cottonwood. There were a thousand ways to identify the borders of the home range. If some cattle drifted across the boundaries where they didn’t below, cowboys would round them up and drive them back to their property.

There used to be a time when most everyone knew the moral boundaries in our country. Back then, America was a community with distinct moral and ethical boundaries. Nowadays it’ tough to know where the boundaries are supposed to be. Stand nose to nose with those who say that there never were any boundaries, ‘cause those folks are dead wrong.

—Steve Farrar

Steve Farrar was the author of many books, including the best-sellers Point Man, Finishing Strong, and Battle Ready: Be Strong and of Good Courage in These Troubled Times.