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Monthly Archives: November 2017
“Hunting the Deceitful Turkey” – Mark Twain
Originally posted on Margaret Langstaff:
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! This is from a 1906 issue of Harpers magagine. Twain’s dry wit and lame brained (fake) susceptibility to always be out witted by any animal that ever tread the earth (so sweet, amusing)…
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America Burning
Okay, seriously. In the last several months, my life has been strangely on hold in a sort of suspended animation as I became progressively more obsessed with the news, especially national political news. My eyes have become stuck like … Continue reading
Posted in America, Literature
Tagged civil duty, Civil Rights, Common Good, Corruption, Democracy, ethics, Graft, Political Will, The Constitution, Trumpism
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