Who killed history?
Another very nice piece from VDH:
"Reverence for those who came before us ensures humility about our own limitations. It restores confidence that far worse crises than our own -- slavery, the great flu epidemic, or World War II -- were endured with far less resources.
By pondering those now dead, we create a certain pact: We, too, will do our part for another generation not yet born to enjoy the same privilege of America, which at such great cost was given to us by others whom we have now all but forgotten."
"Reverence for those who came before us ensures humility about our own limitations. It restores confidence that far worse crises than our own -- slavery, the great flu epidemic, or World War II -- were endured with far less resources.
By pondering those now dead, we create a certain pact: We, too, will do our part for another generation not yet born to enjoy the same privilege of America, which at such great cost was given to us by others whom we have now all but forgotten."
posted by Kate Marie | 10:51 AM | Permalink
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Victor Davis Hanson killed history, in the conservatory, with the candlestick!
No, it was Madman of Chu, in the parlor, with the, the, the . . . can opener!
[Wow, I'm feeling old -- I've forgotten all the Clue murder weapons except candlestick.]
In the June 1975 issue of National Lampoon, they did a take off of Clue with a getto theme. It was called CLOO! The characters were Colonel Amal Nitrate 6 7/8X, Black Jack, Mr. Jesus "Banana" Colon, Reverend Jamaica Moan, Ms. Dolores O'Reo and Ms. Blowjangles. There were 25 weapons, including fire ax, brick, fist, car antenna, A-Train and gravity. It appeared in the 10 year anthology, which Stewdog proudly keeps among his cherished tomes.
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