History classes in the United States teach that the first Thanksgiving was celebrated as one of the successful harvests early English settlers had with the help of the Wampanoag people in the early seventeenth century, during one of the peaceful moments between the two groups. Though its origins come from that 1621 shared harvest feast, … Continue reading Season of Gratitude
“Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.”~Charles de Gaulle French general and statesman Charles de Gaulle was born on this day in 1890.
“Prejudices are what rule the vulgar crowd.”~Voltaire French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, satirist, and historian Voltaire was born on this day in 1694.
“Dissent… is a right essential to any concept of the dignity and freedom of the individual; it is essential to the search for truth in a world wherein no authority is infallible.”~Norman Thomas American Presbyterian minister, political activist, and perennial presidential candidate Norman Thomas was born on this day in 1884.
“Now more than ever the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness, and corruption.”~James A. Garfield American preacher, lawyer, soldier, and 20th President of the United States James A. Garfield was born on this day in 1831.
“I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one ‘race’—the human race—and that we are all members of it.”~Margaret Atwood Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic, and inventor Margaret Atwood was born on this day in 1939.
“Justice for all children is the high ideal in a democracy.”~Grace Abbott American activist and social worker Grace Abbott was born on this day in 1878.
Once more, my prompt came from writing.com. Write a story or poem in which a mountain village wakes up to find that overnight, the season's first snow has fallen in strange, perfect shapes — spirals, symbols, and patterns no one can explain. A child claims the snow is trying to tell them something. What happens? … Continue reading First Snow
“There can be no security where there is fear.”~Felix Frankfurter American jurist and United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Felix Frankfurter was born on this day in 1882.
“Ignorance is always afraid of change.”~Jawaharlal Nehru Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, acclaimed writer, historian, lawyer, and statesman Jawaharlal Nehru was born on this day in 1889.
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