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Too often we forget those leaders of the past, the ones who have given us great things to ponder through the wisdom of their words and actions. This group calls upon age and experience to show the way to change things for the better. Maybe this time we'll listen.
"Americanism --
The right to criticize;
The right to hold unpopular beliefs;
The right to protest;
The right of independent thought."
--Margaret Chase Smith in her 1950 Declaration of Conscience.
The right to criticize;
The right to hold unpopular beliefs;
The right to protest;
The right of independent thought."
--Margaret Chase Smith in her 1950 Declaration of Conscience.
"My creed [...]is that every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration, that constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought, that smears are not only to be expected but fought, that honor is to be earned but not bought."
Some people here need to learn that.
Some people here need to learn that.
Last week, Nat Hentoff wrote of questions to Democratic Candidates. Some of you took issue with the questions, thinking they were to socially conservative. That's fine if you want to do that.
This week Hentoff asks Republican candidates questions as well.
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This week Hentoff asks Republican candidates questions as well.
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In the article Learn from the fall of Rome, US warned the Comptroller General echoes his message from a recent 60 minutes episode.
The simple fact is that we are in dept up to our eyeballs, and increasingly so. And the blame falls squarely of BOTH parties.
What are the Democratic and GOP candidates saying about this, or are they ignoring the problem, too?
The simple fact is that we are in dept up to our eyeballs, and increasingly so. And the blame falls squarely of BOTH parties.
What are the Democratic and GOP candidates saying about this, or are they ignoring the problem, too?
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