Celebrate . . .

(from Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson by Gordon S. Wood)

". . . Adams thought the really important decision for independence had been taken on Julh 2, when the Congress voted to break away from the British empire. "The Second Day of July," he told Abigail, "will be the most memorable Epocha in the History of America." He believed that it "would be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great Anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by Solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.". . . "

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Ideal . . .

. . . and principled ?. . .

. . . you tell me honestly . . .



(from Thomas Jefferson; The Art of Power by Jon Meacham)
". . . He had defined an ideal in the declaration (of Independence), using words to transform principle into policy, and he and lived with the reality of managing both a war and a fledgling government. A politician's task was to bring reality and policy into the greatest possible. accord with the ideal and the principled. . ."

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Reflecting . . .

(Thomas Jefferson declining the invitation to attend festivities celebrating the the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence [from John Adams, by David McCullough])
". . . May it be to the world, what I believe it will be (to some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to all)  the signal of arousing men to burst the chains under which monkish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves, and to assume the blessings and security of self-government. . . . All eyes are opened or opening to the rights of man. The general spread of the light of science has already laid open to every view the palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few, booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately by the grace of God. These are the grounds of hope for others; for ourselves, let the annual return to this day forever refresh our recollections of these rights, and an undiminished devotion to them. . . "

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The Attraction . . .

. . . of Trump. . . as explained by http://dailyrover.com/news/2015/07/07/what-explains-donald-trumps-appeal/ (my reactions in parentheses)
• Candor (Candor-yes. Insightful, logical, intelligent, solution-oriented? - NO)

• Leadership (of a country?  - NO)

• Independence and incorruptibility (Yes and, hmmmm)

• The outsider (Outside of mainstream politics, yes. Any other benefit?  I'm listening. . . )

• The negotiator  (Convince me)

• The populist (How much of the population, you say?)

• Celebrity (Right on the money.  [No pun intended])

. . . the web site FactCheck.org cited a half-dozen statements in Trump’s announcement speech that have been mistaken, false or deceptive.  (Check it out, Trump-lovers.  A little knowledge can be a good thing)


(Sorry. I had to do it Ma.)



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Success. . .

. . . is success at any age. . .

Ronald Reagan became the governor of California at 61, and later also became US President.

Sam Snead won the Par 3 Tournament in 1974 when he was 61. 

Gandhi was 61 when he and his followers marched 240 miles in 24 days to make their own salt from the sea in defiance of British colonial laws and taxes.

Benjamin Franklin at age 70 played an instrumental role in drafting and signing the Declaration of Independence and at age 81 signed the Constitution of the United States of America.

Frank McCourt, the author who wrote the bestseller "Angela's Ashes" first began to write in his sixties.

Winston Churchill, with his fondness for cigars and Scotch, was active and productive until his death at age ninety.

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