A 6/3/26 Atlantic magazine article (Kazin) concluded as follows: “In 1887, William James counseled… The deadliest enemies of nations are not their foreign foes; they always dwell within their borders. […]
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At the conclusion of my last essay, I stated “that government exists to secure the rights, dignity, and well-being of all the people. Until our institutions truly do that, our […]
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One of the concluding lines in this essay states “Democracy is a method of organizing disagreement without oppression.”. So, in these tumultuous and grieving times, how can we actually balance […]
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I begin this essay continuing the discussion regarding the power and influence of “love” where I left off in the prologue of the previous essay. The following is an excerpt […]
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At the beginning of the eighth essay in my series on ‘The American Creed’ (see below), it state:“Government is not sacred in and of itself. It is a tool. Its […]
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Regarding the picture, the backdrop is the Declaration of Independence and pictured from left to right are Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglass, and Langston Hughes who once again […]
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As quoted below, this latest essay in the series outlines how “the Declaration is not only asserting rights but defining government’s purpose: to secure the people’s safety and happiness.” I […]
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A little change of pace this month with my 5th essay on the Declaration of Independence. The words and vision continue through the words of Douglass, King, and Hughes but […]
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Before proceeding into this month’s essay, I would like to share some personal reflections. At the conclusion of the essay, it states: “Their (Douglass, King, Hughes) challenge is our inheritance. […]
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Before proceeding into this third essay, some personal reflections so far about this series. The first two essays generated many positive and supportive reader comments and with full transparency, one […]
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