Warning or prediction?
“No free Government can stand without virtue in the people, and a lofty spirit of patriotism; and if the sordid feelings of mere selfishness shall usurp the place which ought to be filled by public spirit, the legislation of Congress will soon be converted into a scramble for personal and sectional advantages.” —President Andrew Jackson
Monday, May 14, 2007
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Maggie;
How about reoccurring theme?
sadly, brian, you're probably right.
President Jackson wasn't known to have been a profit, but sometimes you have to wonder. . .
Hmmm,
Maybe a better choice of words would have been "prophet..."
(Hooda suspects/fears that the ghost of a Catholic Nun (with an all too real ruler) will "get him" for that grammatical slip-up...)
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