We are not a perfect nation. We are not a perfect people, we do not expect to have perfect leaders. The story of America is more about redemption than it is about perfection. We try our best, and we sometimes make mistakes......
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“Lay Down Your Arms, You Damned Rebels!”
It was before daybreak on an April morning in 1775. Paul Revere and William Dawes had made their famous rides through Massachusetts to warn the minutemen that the British were coming to confiscate rebel munitions stored at Concord. The...
Without Consent
Before I begin, I want to acknowledge that we live in sensitive times. Actually, I suppose, it is not the times that are sensitive, but the people that live in these times. It is difficult for a writer or a speaker...