Quite a coincidence. Thanks to Maryann's
trip to the library, I had begun reading The Federalist Papers. Your
observations were right on, especially about war. I haven't gotten
very far in my reading but as of now I have discovered two things.
First in the introduction I learn that the essays were assembled
into two books. The first book addressed the necessity of the UNION.
It pointed out the penchant we the masses have for security and war
to protect our union. The second book addressed the better part of
our nature and the need for our burrowing into the moral part of
truth and our looking at what doesn't come so quickly to mind and
yet is the better part of ourselves and our nature. I'm not doing
him justice, but that is what I picked up.
After perusing some of the foundations of our republic, I find I
have a piece of patriotism which allows even me to admire and celebrate
my country. What great men our founders were. They were not only
brilliant, they were so well read and so honest in their pursuit
of the kind of country we should want and to an extent do have. They
remind me that Christians have a great religion. They simply don't
practice it. We have a great country and constitution. We simply
don't live up to it.
The Eppley files come through again!! Thanks for the uplift.
Bill Picard, Brecksville, OH |