Wow, you (and Bill Kristol) are right about Lincoln's 1838 Address to the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois: The Perpetuation of our Political Institutions. It is so apposite, so relevant to this time, when the Greatest Generation has mostly passed and even the memory of the Cold War is fading, as the founding generation and me…
Wow, you (and Bill Kristol) are right about Lincoln's 1838 Address to the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois: The Perpetuation of our Political Institutions. It is so apposite, so relevant to this time, when the Greatest Generation has mostly passed and even the memory of the Cold War is fading, as the founding generation and memories of the Revolution were fading in his time. He warns against the decline of the rule of law, and the potential for the rise of a strong man who "would set boldly to the task of pulling down." Just nine pages, but It would be a difficult read for today's students: beautifully written, but as difficult as George Eliot or Henry James. (As a bonus, the next item in the Library of America volume has his hilarious letter to Mrs. Browning on his failed engagement.)
What a disgraceful speech by Vance, and how shameful to meet with AfD's Weidel.
Wow, you (and Bill Kristol) are right about Lincoln's 1838 Address to the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois: The Perpetuation of our Political Institutions. It is so apposite, so relevant to this time, when the Greatest Generation has mostly passed and even the memory of the Cold War is fading, as the founding generation and memories of the Revolution were fading in his time. He warns against the decline of the rule of law, and the potential for the rise of a strong man who "would set boldly to the task of pulling down." Just nine pages, but It would be a difficult read for today's students: beautifully written, but as difficult as George Eliot or Henry James. (As a bonus, the next item in the Library of America volume has his hilarious letter to Mrs. Browning on his failed engagement.)
What a disgraceful speech by Vance, and how shameful to meet with AfD's Weidel.