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| 2003-06-25 |
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| For too many, perhaps most, Americans the Fourth of July holiday is little more than a day at the lake or beach or a family gathering for cookouts and fireworks. The Fourth of July marks far more, though, in that it represents America's independence... |
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| 2004-05-06 |
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| This month marks the 60th anniversary of perhaps the greatest feat of anti-submarine warfare in the history of the U.S. Navy. In a 12-day period, during the intense naval campaign of World War II... |
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| 2004-05-12 |
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| Over the years that I have been writing I have quoted from the great British historian Arnold Toynbee on a subject that I think is entirely relevant to the American people... |
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| 2006-10-20 |
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| According to a report issued by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI), America’s colleges and universities are failing miserably when it comes to educating students about our nation’s history and its essential founding principles... |
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| June 29, 2007 |
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| America is the world’s oldest functioning representative democracy. For 218 years, we have been governed under one Constitution. Our Constitution, the original “Contract with America,” established the framework for our national government and guaranteed t |
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| July 5, 2007 |
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| Over the Independence Day holiday, my family and I watched the movie The Patriot starring Mel Gibson as Benjamin Martin, a South Carolina militia colonel. While there are certain historical inaccuracies in the movie, including the misrepresentation of the |
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| January 11, 2008 |
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| In every election, especially presidential elections, attention is focused on the qualities and attributes, or lack of them, of the various candidates who clamor for our vote. |
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| May 9, 2008 |
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| One of the urgent challenges facing America today is the need to pass on the essential core knowledge and principles necessary for the next generation to successfully lead our nation... |
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| August 8, 2008 |
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| Alexander Solzhenitsyn was living proof that one man can make a difference; one man can change the world even if the man is a prisoner or an exile. |
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| August 1, 2008 |
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| What does it mean to be an American? According to E Pluribus Unum, a new report issued by the Bradley Project on America’s National Identity, Americans’ ability to answer to that question correctly is in serious decline. |
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