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Steve Horton's avatar

Nice 4th of July column. While both of these Founding Fathers died on that long ago holiday, their legacy continues on and still informs us. As Franklin said "A Republic, if we can keep it."

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Jack Lessenberry's avatar

thank you. Looks a little shaky right now...

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marsha meyer's avatar

I love this inspirational story. Many of us are trying to do the same with our family members.

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Jack Lessenberry's avatar

I think you could win anyone over!

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Hank Cetola's avatar

Great column. Would they be able to reconcile today? I hope so, but I kinda doubt it.

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Jack Lessenberry's avatar

thank you ... and I can't see it happening either

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Michael Bugenski's avatar

Upon reading the Declaration of Independance, does any of this sound familiar today?

• He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.”

• “He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.”

• “He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.”

• “For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world.”

• “He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us...”

Define HE. Was it King George? Any of this sound familiar?

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Clint S's avatar

Thank you for the reminder about how both those Fathers chose the Fourth as their final day. I harbor hope that our country will, during my lifetime, return to something more like the civility that Adams and Jefferson showed one another.

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Lisa's avatar

What an interesting story. Thank you for sharing this.

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Michael Bugenski's avatar

Told many times: In 1787, when Elizabeth Willing Powel asked Ben Franklin, “Well, Doctor, what have we got: a republic or a monarchy?” the clever statesman replied, “A republic, if you can keep it.”

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