When I began this blog in 2001, I was appalled by President Bush's headlong rush to an illegal war (we were not in fact under attack). As time wore on and Bush began his assault on the Constitution and any people bold enough to criticize, I believed that "the republic is endangered more by actions of our own government than by those of any terrorist." With the election of a high-minded, compassionate, intelligent man like Barack Obama, my fears have ceased.
"Honor them with peace, not war"
United for Peace
Monday, October 08, 2001
National Park Service: Manassas National Battlefield: Battling for Manassas (Notes) This Manassas, this hallowed battleground, fear ye ghostly legions of Bull Run who here 200,000 strong, twice fought with such desperate gallantry for liberty and principle. We pledge you our honor, we shall not falter, we shall not fail, to keep faith in our tryst with the past. We shall not be diverted by the false cry of dual use, nor the callous claim of economic expediency. To the thousands of you whose blood stains these fields—to the hundreds of you who yet silently sleep in unmarked graves—we solemnly swear that time will not dim the luster of your deathless deeds,
Francis Wilshin, March 1969, i an argument for a Battlefield Park instead of a national cemetery.
Copyright © 2001-03 Pam Shorey
(except the specific sources credited in quotes)
National Park Service: Manassas National Battlefield: Battling for Manassas (Notes) This Manassas, this hallowed battleground, fear ye ghostly legions of Bull Run who here 200,000 strong, twice fought with such desperate gallantry for liberty and principle. We pledge you our honor, we shall not falter, we shall not fail, to keep faith in our tryst with the past. We shall not be diverted by the false cry of dual use, nor the callous claim of economic expediency. To the thousands of you whose blood stains these fields—to the hundreds of you who yet silently sleep in unmarked graves—we solemnly swear that time will not dim the luster of your deathless deeds,
Francis Wilshin, March 1969, i an argument for a Battlefield Park instead of a national cemetery.
Palema
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