(Originally posted 4-16-09)
I'm putting this on the 'must read' list for high school (maybe earlier).
I quickly read through it in about an hour and a half and enjoyed pondering many quotes by Jefferson and other national founders. It also posed and idea that had never occured to me-and that is always a plus in a book.
Sacrifice with the idea of no return-that is not correct. There is always talk of sacrifice by some on certain sides of the political isle. Sacrifice for the sake of sacrifice it would seem.
Sacrifice: the destruction or surrender of something for the sake of something else Merriam-Webster 11th Edition Collegiate
We do not sacrifice for nothing. Why are we asked to sacrifice for nothing?
That. is. not. sacrifice.
Also, I apparently need to read the Federalist Papers next.
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