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Remembering John F. Kennedy

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Don Merritt

Today John F. Kennedy would be 95 years of age; hard to imagine… Of course I’d rather be writing about how he was planning to celebrate today that having to remember him… Mr. Kennedy inspired a Nation with his unusual … Continue reading →

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Not Forgotten

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Don Merritt

Today is Memorial Day in the USA, a day in which Americans pause to honor those men and women who have given “their last full measure of devotion” for our freedom and liberty.  All Americans, and even many others in … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Don Merritt

Another quote today from the original “quotable” Mark Twain: “If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.”  Wow, then too I see…

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Quote of the Week

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Don Merritt

“Democracy extends the sphere of individual freedom, socialism restricts it. Democracy attaches all possible value to each man; socialism makes each man a mere agent, a mere number. Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word: equality. But … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Don Merritt

“When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” Benjamin Franklin

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Marriage in the 19th Century

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Don Merritt

In my last several posts, I’ve discussed hope, faith, Love and Forgiveness.  Today I thought that I’d wrap the whole series (as it turned out to be) with a little bit of application that comes from a book that I … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Don Merritt

“Remember democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” John Adams (1814)

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Lesson from the day

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Don Merritt

Today is April 14th, and quite a bit has happened on April 14th over the years.  For example, in 1775 the first anti-slavery society was formed, in 1860 the first pony express letters reached San Francisco.  In 1865 Abraham Lincoln … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Don Merritt

“Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.” — Milton Friedman  Interesting thought these days!

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All but forgotten

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Don Merritt

The strange case of Garfield and Arthur A very unlikely pair of men adorned the Republican Party ticket in the election of 1881; neither of them wanted the office he was running for.  James A. Garfieldwas the party’s choice for … Continue reading →

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