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The re-claiming of America, its old might and valor, is what motivated author Luisa Plancher to write her book, The Strength of a Nation. She believes that for America to be great again, it has nothing to do with who is the current president only. It takes more than that. It is a combined effort from all its leaders and citizens, to come together in order to shift the nation’s focus away from military defenses and political maneuvering. “I prayed for years and years, asking the Lord our God, our creator, to show me what his will is, and to guide me in finding answers to our problems. And I discovered that the answers to our national and international conflicts can be found in the religious arena. Yes, the same awesome force that created the world; the same awesome force that prompted the pilgrims to come to this blessed shore and create this new nation, the USA. This same awesome force is about to unite us all together, and make our nation great and strong, again. And once again we can become a beacon of hope for humanity, and inspire all other nations in the world to trust our creator, and come together and form the kingdom of the Lord. This new kingdom will have a new king: Jesus Christ, and its capital will be in Jerusalem, in Israel, the final frontier,” shared Plancher. In her book, she discusses the need for a new commitment from both leaders and citizens to live out their nation’s promise through courage, civility, and most of all, faith. As the US continues to engage the world, shaping a balance of power that favors tolerance and freedom, the anchor, however, needs to be unearthed and re-rooted upon a shared belief structure. A principled approach guided by the spiritual. Its tact needs to come from a place of compassion and not from ego. Plancher shares in detail her well thought out plans of restoring the US real strength. She thinks the strategies that were carried out following 9/11, from diplomacy to Middle- Eastern intervention, are not permanent fixes. They will not hold international relations much longer. She believes that only religious ideologies can restore peace throughout the world. Speaking of freedom, Plancher wishes to emphasize that having freedom does not equate having the right to hurt. Freedom and power bring responsibility. And that responsibility, which rests upon an assembly, needs to be checked and balanced constantly. Coming from an Italian heritage, Plancher knows all too well the pain that comes along with fighting for freedom as her father was in the army during the world wars. She has personally seen the horrors of fighting. She is prepared to do whatever it takes to prevent the recurrence of war. Plancher’s proposed ideas range from simple changes to possibly radical modifications. Her thoughts on the construction of the great wall– is in aligned with the incumbent president Donald Trump’s rationale that building a taller and stronger wall will decrease incidents of illegal immigration imbalance, drug smuggling, violence and crime. In her book, she also talks about the Jewish and Arab communities, where the real conflict came from and how they need to go back to their roots of peaceful co-existence. She writes about her ideas in a way which is easy to read and understand which is great for readers who are not knee-deep about politics. The Strength of a Nation is a thorough discussion on politics, with sufficient and relevant cultural context to the way the world has changed, grounded on higher, spiritual thinking. Plancher She believes that a nation cannot be strong if it doesn’t have faith and belief in God. For her, inspired by visits from the angel of God, she believes that “In the Kingdom of God, the rich become richer and the poor and sick become rich and healthy.” In connection to angels, after the Declaration of Independence was signed, Virginia statesman John Page wrote the famous letter to Thomas Jefferson that said: ‘We know the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong. Do you not think an angel rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm?” The story goes on. authorial magazine | 7