My master blog 3526

George Washington’s genius was not only in winning a war but in knowing how to stop fighting. He stepped away, twice, when holding on would have been easy. Only a handful of leaders in history have walked from absolute adoration and consolidated power into private life. That choice is the first mark on the yardstick we can still use to measure the health of modern governance. Power that can be laid down voluntarily is power most likely to serve the public rather than itself

A few summers ago, my community gave the look of a catalog for every you could style of flag. Traditional stars and stripes. Historic 1776 flags with circles of stars. Branch-of-service flags. Rainbow flags. Sports groups. One neighbor even had a garden flag that actually study: “United for romance of u . s .!” with a big sunflower. On the floor, it used to be simply fabrics on poles. But it was once also a row of quiet solutions to a louder query: Who am I, and what d

A few summers in the past, my group appeared like a catalog for each and every a possibility variety of flag. Traditional stars and stripes. Historic 1776 flags with circles of stars. Branch-of-carrier flags. Rainbow flags. Sports teams. One neighbor even had a lawn flag that quickly examine: “United for love of u . s .!” with a full-size sunflower. On the surface, it was once simply cloth on poles. But it became additionally a row of quiet solutions to a louder que

I grew up on a cul-de-sac where three associates flew flags day-after-day, now not just on holidays. On summer time evenings we played kickball until the porch lighting got here on and the flags went nonetheless. Nobody asked us what the flag intended. It became there, like the mail truck or the school crossing look after. Familiar. Assumed. Then I acquired older, traveled, met individuals whose households had a extraordinary expertise of America, and discovered the flag do