For this inspirational feat he is the twentieth century’s greatest President, to rank with Lincoln and Washington as symbolic figures for a nation to live by.”
It takes gall to write of FDR and Lincoln in the same paragraph as Washington.
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡
I have a much younger friend that teaches high school history.
He is given the text books that he "must" teach from and the guidelines therein.
So, he does all of that, plus he teaches what he has learned on his own since college. So far he has gotten away with it because he does teach the book as required.
Everything not in the book is verbal, nothing written but he hammers it into their heads in hope that some day they may well ask questions on their own.
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡
I used to lump all conservatives together too (in a negative way). It's almost like a religion, this conservative/liberal republican/democrat thing. It's hard to step outside of it, but once you do, you realize what a farce the whole game is
I think Sobran's main point is still valid. I can't for the life of me see why Clinton-type Democrats and Bush Republicans even bother with the charade of pretending that they are philosophically worlds apart. They differ in details and have a "my club is better than your club" mindset, but when it comes to the actual policy of how things are run, there isn't any difference. If I were a liberal Democrat, Bush's policies would make him my favorite "conservative." And I really don't understand why Bush supporters would dislike Clinton, since he ran things (especially foreign policy) in more or less the same way, if somewhat more competently.
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡
I think George Washington was very wise when he said 'the spirit of party is evil' in his Farewell Address of 1796. He was referring to the practice of what they called factions in those days which was the beginning of political parties.
Galatians 3:29 And if ye [be] Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men." -- Samuel Adams (1722-1803)‡