Right Thinking From The Left Coast
"To what purpose are powers limited, and to what purpose is that limitation committed to writing,
if these limits may, at any time, be passed by those intended to be restrained?"
-- Chief Justice John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison, 1803

Saturday, May 28, 2005

Memorial Day
by Lee

Freedom has never been free.  The natural state of humanity is slavery, and it is only through effort and the willingness of men to fight and die that we are free today. 

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Memorial Day has gone from a day of solemn remembrance to a three-day weekend of barbecues, retail sales, and a celebration of the start of summer.  There are efforts to restore to Memorial Day the solemnity and dignity that it deserves, sponsored by Daniel Inouye of Hawaii (a WWII Medal of Honor recipient) which you can read about here.

Posted by Lee on 05/28/05 at 06:14 PM in Life & Culture  • (1) Trackbacks • Permalink • Discuss this in the forums
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