Tag Archives: history

Magna Carta

Posted on 2008-01-02 by David

I don’t intend to review these historical documents each day, but I do want  to get started and I decided to go basically in historical order. Ever since I wrote yesterday I have been intrigued by the first of these … Continue reading →

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A New Birth of Freedom

Posted on 2008-01-01 by David

How do we rekindle the flame of liberty in the heart of all American citizens? I have been thinking about that question. It continues to disturb me that high turnout in an election approaches 50% participation. That is evidence of … Continue reading →

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One Year

Posted on 2007-08-14 by David

Today marks one year since I started this blog. Considering that I had done significant blogging in the three years before that you would have thought it would be stable, but I have been through 2 blogging platforms, 3 name … Continue reading →

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American Greatness

Posted on 2007-07-11 by David

While writing about Independence Day I began thinking about what makes a nation great. I thought about how we can become greater, and how we can lose our greatness. It seems to turn on our perspective. If we believe that … Continue reading →

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Uncivil War

Posted on 2007-04-12 by David

Today is the anniversary of the official surrender at Appomatox that ended the Civil War in 1865. That random tidbit struck home to me as I was reading The Passing of the Armies by Joshua Chamberlain (who officially received the … Continue reading →

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Anniversary

Posted on 2006-09-11 by David

I should have been able to predict long ago what today would be like. I knew before I started reading the news today that there would be stories of memorial services where they would rehash the events of five years … Continue reading →

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