I was a good student -- in high school and college -- and loved history. I love it even more each time I read one of your columns. Particularly today's column. I feel that we are at such a turning point, a potential transition point, and we must not lose it. If we do, I fear that we will degenerate into a chaos from which we will not…
I was a good student -- in high school and college -- and loved history. I love it even more each time I read one of your columns. Particularly today's column. I feel that we are at such a turning point, a potential transition point, and we must not lose it. If we do, I fear that we will degenerate into a chaos from which we will not return. Where are the Washburnes and the Mainers and those we need to keep us from reeling? They are the Stacy Abrams and Rev. Warnocks and the Stacey Plasketts. They are the Jamie Raskins. We must keep them safe.
If I may paraphrase Walt Kelly’s cartoon character, Pogo, “We have met the heroes and they are us.” And yet another paraphrase: “Now is the time for all good women and men to come to the aid of our country.”
In other words, the salvation of America is not the U.S. Marine Corps slogan, “A few good men [and Women].” The saving grace of the nation lies within each of us. We must not delegate our citizens’ rights and obligations to a handful of professional politicians. It hasn’t done the job so far.
History may or may no rhyme, but it sure as heck repeats. Let’s do it differently and (much) better this time.
I was a good student -- in high school and college -- and loved history. I love it even more each time I read one of your columns. Particularly today's column. I feel that we are at such a turning point, a potential transition point, and we must not lose it. If we do, I fear that we will degenerate into a chaos from which we will not return. Where are the Washburnes and the Mainers and those we need to keep us from reeling? They are the Stacy Abrams and Rev. Warnocks and the Stacey Plasketts. They are the Jamie Raskins. We must keep them safe.
If I may paraphrase Walt Kelly’s cartoon character, Pogo, “We have met the heroes and they are us.” And yet another paraphrase: “Now is the time for all good women and men to come to the aid of our country.”
In other words, the salvation of America is not the U.S. Marine Corps slogan, “A few good men [and Women].” The saving grace of the nation lies within each of us. We must not delegate our citizens’ rights and obligations to a handful of professional politicians. It hasn’t done the job so far.
History may or may no rhyme, but it sure as heck repeats. Let’s do it differently and (much) better this time.
Time is not on our side.
But the salvation of America is the U.S. Marine Corps, “Semper Fi"
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They are! We must keep them safe, keep learning the real history, and support all the helpers.
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