"No one man, however brilliant or well-informed, can come in one lifetime to such fullness of understanding as to safely judge and dismiss the customs or institutions of his society, for those are the wisdom of generations after centuries of experiment in the laboratory of history." - Will and Ariel Durant
Put that way, it just makes so much sense. I'll wager half the people who read that quote will take umbrage at it simply because it stands in support of the wisdom of our fathers. Before you do, better read the rest:
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2017/11/25/15-things-far-too-many-americans-are-foolishly-taking-for-granted-n2413935?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad="We know that we are fortunate enough to live in what Reagan called a “shining city on a hill” and that eternal flame that sets us apart from other nations can easily dim. Americans should consider that many of the things they take for granted are not necessarily so."
No kidding...
Larry the Legend wrote:
"No one man, however brilliant or well-informed, can come in one lifetime to such fullness of understanding as to safely judge and dismiss the customs or institutions of his society, for those are the wisdom of generations after centuries of experiment in the laboratory of history." - Will and Ariel Durant
Put that way, it just makes so much sense. I'll wager half the people who read that quote will take umbrage at it simply because it stands in support of the wisdom of our fathers. Before you do, better read the rest:
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2017/11/25/15-things-far-too-many-americans-are-foolishly-taking-for-granted-n2413935?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad="We know that we are fortunate enough to live in what Reagan called a “shining city on a hill” and that eternal flame that sets us apart from other nations can easily dim. Americans should consider that many of the things they take for granted are not necessarily so."
No kidding...
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Is there any doubt why you are the "legend".
Hemiman wrote:
Is there any doubt why you are the "legend".
Not in my mind. Thanks for asking!
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