Covenant for America “FELLOW AMERICANS, let us get back to fundamentals, to the place where we recognize that something for nothing is as morally reprehensible as it is economically unsound and unsafe. Let us each shoulder his share of the responsibility for strengthening the moral and spiritual life of America. “A present trend has to
Today we return Cato’s Letters (1720-1723) to the fourth shelf of the big bookshelf in the living room. It was a good run. Hope you enjoyed it. This is a bit late– I missed it entirely until just now as Lines of a Layman had been piled on by several other stratum of crappy old
From yesterday’s Reading: Sometimes, I think, one comes to better understand the written word if one begins to read, as Missy would say, in medias res. So I offer you The Declaration of Independence, in small chunks, beginning in the middle of things, the first of The Grievances. There will not be a quiz, but you may be asked what your
Sometimes, I think, one comes to better understand the written word if one begins to read, as Missy would say, in medias res. So I offer you The Declaration of Independence, in small chunks, beginning in the middle of things, the first of The Grievances. There will not be a quiz, but you may be
Personal Development The majority of us are too easily satisfied, especially where personal development is concerned. We are, as a nation, energetic, ambitious and by nature acquisitive; but too many time our business or profession is merely. the means to an end, and this is where the mistake is made. If we are in our
Today in the year 1822, U.S. grant was born. Daily Readings 4/27 General Ulysses Simpson Grant, 16-Pt.II: 3-30 The reading is from The Pocket University, Autobiography Greatest Americans, Volume XVI. Amazingly, I do not have Grant’s autobiography in my collection of crappy old books. Aside: You know what’s weird? This whole crappy olden days ordering
On this day in 1917 the French celebrated United States Day. [FYI. From that infallible source: “Frog (pejorative), ethnic slur for French or French-Canadian people.” See also this.] Sidebar– though not in the GDR, Kant was born on this day in 1724, and I found my little orange notebook– had apparently used it as a
On this day in 1865 Lincoln shot by John Wilkes Booth. Daily Readings 4/14/20 Markham’s “Lincoln, Man of the People” Flecker’s “Dying Patriot” [Flecker’s] “Ballad of Camden Town” Oh, brother. I am not a special fan of Abe so you will pardon my lack of enthusiasm for this “poem”. Here’s the penultimate stanza of “Lincoln,
GDR 4/12/20 Excerpts from Franklin’s Autobiography I do not have the Pocket University Library volume that contains the excerpts, so I’ll pluck some pages from the Autobiography. And now I speak of thanking God, I desire with all humility to acknowledge that I owe the mentioned happiness of my past life to His kind providence,
Today, in 1909, Commander Robert E. Peary reached the North Pole! I am trying to figure out where I can get my hands on the other 22 volumes of The Pocket University readings, either digitally or in crappy old book form. LibraryThing has the complete list: I’ve clicked on a few, including the one containing
Born this day in 1858, De Wolf Hopper. This is a great one! De Wolf was the man who made “Casey at Bat” famous, and became famous because of his rendition of the poem. The whole thing a series of “at the right place” moments. Wikipedia article (which needs help) on him here. Here’s the
“when it’s leveled and paved?” Something SueK said over in the comments led me to remember this about the Hill Country of Texas. The hills of Cow Gap stood rugged and awesomeBut you have to have fill dirt when you’re building a roadThe hills of Cow Gap man they weathered the agesGot wiped off the
Only one state’s top colleges all earned FIRE’s highest free speech rating. Mississippi just became the second. by FIREDecember 2, 2019 Jackson State becomes 6th Mississippi college to earn FIRE’s top rating for free speech University removes ban on any showing of X-rated movies, among other changes JACKSON, Miss., Dec. 2, 2019 — Jackson State University
The Vikings mourn the loss of Fred Cox, one of our proudest legends and a member of the 50 Greatest Vikings, the team said in a statement. In 1972, while still playing for the Vikings, Cox came up with the idea of a soft football to prevent leg injuries to kids. He and partner John
National Geographic Volume XXXVI Number Five, November, 1919 Not a pleasant story at all. And quite the contrast to the first half dozen or so pages of advertisements. Here’s the last sentence, spoken by the author’s traveling companion, a doctor, as their ship departed Ararat: “God bless America,” he said; “for America, with God’s help,
An annotated Declaration of Independence is here, complete with what prompted the inclusion of each Grievance. As I could not figure out how to embed a real survey, we will do this the old fashioned way. Please use the Comments to answer the following three questions. Thanks! Which of the Grievances is your favorite? Which
Originally posted July 3, 2013. Thomas Jefferson & Co. presented The Grievances in ascending order of importance. Taxation without Consent was #17. In TJ’s mind then, Taxation without Representation wasn’t the worst of what the American People– a people whose heritage of freedom dated to the Magna Carta– had endured under the reign of King
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