Do Words From the Past Matter?.... Should They?
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism "My ardent desire is, and my aim has been ... to comply strictly with all our engagements foreign and domestic; but to keep the United States free from political connections with every other Country. To see that they may be independent of all, and under the influence of none. In a word, I want an American character, that the powers of Europe may be convinced we act for ourselves and not for others; this, in my judgment, is the only way to be respected abroad and happy at home." --George Washington, letter to Patrick Henry, 1775 Times do change. It is true the realities of modern life are vastly different than those of 1775, or even 1950. Technology and the explosion in knowledge, all of which was made possible by, and began in an earlier era known as The Enlightenment, has given us the modern world me live in. A world as fascinating as it is challenging. And, unfortunately, a very danger...