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The Washington Postrevealed a shocking quote from Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD). After watching press coverage of town hall meetings across the nation where Americans have come out against the president and some in Congress who desire a more robust government involvement in health care, and after facing 1,000 or more of his own constituents generally expressing

Synopsis: A collection of the words that Robert Kennedy used to move others, and the words of others that moved Robert Kennedy. My Take: Compiled by RFK’s ninth child (!), “ Make Gentle The Life of This World ” is a delicious combination of extracts from Robert Kennedy’s own speeches and a selection of passages from a daybook collaboratively compiled by both JFK and RFK from their vociferous personal reading.

The following are a list of quotes that address why the United States of America should continue under the concept of “In God We Trust”: Presidents of the United States “It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to [...]

Since I'm sure to lose most of you long before the end of this damn saga I have written I'll start with this.Click any of the pics to big em. Steal any you want, quotes too.If you are an American you should click this link and read this short document. HERE If you aren't American odds are we have kicked or saved your ass at least once. it won't hurt you to hit it and read it.Well it occurs to me that many people celebrate the 4th of July without actually thinking about why.

It's good to contemplate the wise sayings of those who helped form this nation: Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed - else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die . ~Dwight D. Eisenhower It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you .

Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be. ~ James Baldwin Freedom is that instant between when someone tells you to do something and when you decide how to respond. ~ Jeffrey Borenstein The trouble with free elections is, you never know who is going to win. ~ Leonid Brezhnev None who have always been free can understand the terrible fascinating power of the hope of freedom to those who are not free.

A lifetime ago, I took a couple of courses in American Civ from William Goetzman; Amazon nudged that memory by noting his Beyond the Revolution: A History of American Thought from Paine to Pragmatism had come out. Although not getting much read lately, I ordered it. Yesterday, A&L linked to a discussion in The Chronicle of Higher Education (which supports A&L). Carlin Romano’s “Obama, Philosopher in Chief” uses Goetzmann as foil.

Happy Fourth of July people! :>) This is a great weekend. I hope you enjoy with family and/or friends. As you do, here are some powerful quotes as you celebrate: Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics." - George Washington's Farewell Address to Nation "America was established not to create wealth but to realize a vision, to realize an ideal - to discover and maintain liberty among men." -Woodrow Wilson "It

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. -Thomas Jefferson “Laws that forbid the carrying of arms..disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed one.” – Thomas Jefferson quoting Cesare Beccaria, Criminologist in 1764.