Archive for June 26th, 2009
Why America Happened Here… Part II
In the 1840s, Manifest Destiny was the cry of the citizenry. 1845 saw John K. O’Sullivan, a magazine editor, write that no nation on earth should be allowed to interfere with America’s “manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions,” echoing in popular [...]
Why America Happened Here… Part I
Never in the history of the world has the growth of a people in their social, political, technical, intellectual and entrepreneurial pursuits been so phenomenal as what has happened on this continent in the last 150 years, built on the four centuries previous to that and the 2000 generations preceding the time of a Genoan explorer. Whether Chian, [...]
Can we still do Lady Liberty justice?
Is there anything said here that cannot and does not ring true today? We acknowledge the contribution of everyone, including the conquered and enslaved – perhaps especially their unique and unwilling sacrifice – and include them as part of the great experiment that was once a universally accepted premise in this country that God’s hand has [...]
