Beyond excellent, Dave, even w/o quoting me. We are indeed moving into not so much new territory than just "long forgotten" territory, and as my new wife once said, in a totally different context, that some people just take to old truths learned anew, or revelations, in Shakespeare's words, "freshly remember-ed", like a duck to water. Paine was indeed encouraging citizens to focus on the important stuff. With your approval I hope to republish this piece at my VassarBushmills.com site, if you'll just select the category.
Beyond excellent, Dave, even w/o quoting me. We are indeed moving into not so much new territory than just "long forgotten" territory, and as my new wife once said, in a totally different context, that some people just take to old truths learned anew, or revelations, in Shakespeare's words, "freshly remember-ed", like a duck to water. Paine was indeed encouraging citizens to focus on the important stuff. With your approval I hope to republish this piece at my VassarBushmills.com site, if you'll just select the category.