Yesterday, I visited the site of the Monument to Crazy Horse in South Dakota. This will be the world’s largest mountain carving.It’s located in the Black Hills, only a few miles from Mount Rushmore. If you’ve never seen it, you should go. Not because is dwarfs Mt Rushmore in size and scale, but because a FAMILY is running the show. They take NO governmental funding of any kind. They take no funding from the Indians. The public is funding this project. A family business has taken on the challenge of building this monument and they want you to help…NOT the government! In fact, They’ve turned down funding from Uncle Sam…twice!
It’s been over fifty years to get to where they are now, & it’ll be at least another fifty before they’re done, but from day one, the family (aka home) business has been in control. I’m going to write more about this on my own blog at www.willadamsonline.com when I come back from vacation. I’ll let all of you know when I do.
My initial thought is this. If a FAMILY can dedicate itself to the vision of one man, Korczak Ziółkowski, to create a monument to Crazy Horse and all Native American Indians, and keep the government out of it … God Bless ‘em! America needs more people who believe in Free Enterprise instead of a free lunch.
Writing Tonight From Deadwood, SD
Will
P.S. Speaking of free enterprise…
