There is much talk in government about government and about education these days. It’s not new. Horace Mann (1785-1859), who was an educator, lawyer, and Congressman had this to say about it:
“If we do not prepare our children to become good citizens—if we do not develop their capacities, if we do not enrich their minds with knowledge, imbue (cause to become penetrated, permeate) their hearts with love of truth and duty and a reverence for all things sacred and holy, then our republic must go down to destruction, as others have gone before it (think of Rome); and mankind must sweep through another vast cycle of sin and suffering before the dawn of a better era can arise upon the world. It is for our government, and for that public opinion which in a republic governs the government, to choose between weal (a sound healthy prosperous state) or woe (condition of deep suffering).” (Italics added to help with understanding.)
Perhaps both of our democrat candidates for President of the United States should listen to this story:
I don’t know why, but the passing of Justice Antonin Scalia reminds me of a story about Judges, Lawyers, and President Lincoln.
After last nights GOP Presidential debate, some of us have broken hearts. It seemed like such a squabble, (which is defined as a “noisy altercation”), that I couldn’t tell who won, or who would likely lose support, or who had the best ideas, because of all the noise!
That’s Dearth, not Death!
A few posts back, I quoted a statement by Thomas Carlyle. Perhaps you’ll remember that he was a Scottish philosopher, writer, essayist, historian, and teacher. Here’s another quote from Carlyle that I think you’ll like:
“I cannot live without books, “ Jefferson admitted to John Adams. He sold his vast library of books to Congress to replace the Congressional Library which had burned in the war of 1812.
OK. After the shenanigans in Iowa, and the politician sounding more like politicians than like real Americans, I am more convinced than ever that we need a businessman at the head of the country, rather than more politicians.
The Founding Fathers must have believed a democracy was the way to go, if what they gave us with the United States of America is really a democracy. No on both counts.