December 22, 2017
EggNoggin –> Light Bloggin
Enjoy the holiday season!
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November 23, 2017
Lincoln’s Last Thanksgiving Proclamation
President Lincoln issued the following proclamation, his last, in 1864: It has pleased Almighty God to prolong our national life another year, defending us with His guardian care against unfriendly designs from abroad and vouchsafing to us in His mercy … Continue reading
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October 9, 2017
Obama on Columbus
Here is how President Obama commemorated Columbus Day last year in his Presidential Proclamation: In October of 1492, Christopher Columbus completed the first of his expeditions that would land him on the shores of North America. Sponsored by Isabella I and … Continue reading
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July 4, 2017
Jefferson on Governing
In commemoration of Independence Day, I quote from Thomas Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address as President of the United States in 1801: About to enter, fellow-citizens, on the exercise of duties which comprehend everything dear and valuable to you, it is proper … Continue reading
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May 29, 2017
A Soldier’s Death
To commemorate Memorial Day, a poem about the death of a soldier: Drummer Hodge by Thomas Hardy They throw in Drummer Hodge, to rest Uncoffined — just as found: His landmark is a kopje-crest That breaks the veldt around: And … Continue reading
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February 20, 2017
Washington’s Farewell Address
In honor of President’s Day, a selection from President Washington’s Farewell Address: The unity of government which constitutes you one people is also now dear to you. It is justly so, for it is a main pillar in the edifice … Continue reading
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January 16, 2017
To The Mountaintop!
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. day, the opening of his last speech, I’ve Been to the Mountaintop: Thank you very kindly, my friends. As I listened to Ralph Abernathy and his eloquent and generous introduction and then thought … Continue reading
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