"Promote then as an object of primary importance,
institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge." George Washington l
Farewell Address
l September 19, 1796
Editorial
Comment:
Can you name the actor, and movie, in which he said, "I'm mad as
**** and I'm not going to take it anymore"? The answer is
in the following paragraphs.
Well, that
sense of frustration is what a lot of us feel and a good part of
that is our feeling of being overwhelmed by the magnitude of the
problems facing us. We know we lack the time to research the
facts, and therefore lack the knowledge to debate the
"politicians" and all of their advisors... so we don't do
anything! We just simmer in gridlock. The solution to this is
one of the purposes of this web site.
There's the story you may have heard about Benjamin Franklin, on
leaving the Constitutional Convention, he is stopped on the
street by a women inquiring, "Well Dr. Franklin, what type of
government have you given us?". He replied, "A Constitutional
Republic madam, if you can keep it!" "...If
you can keep it!"
(my emphasis). And therein he defined our (yours & mine)
responsibility.
To "keep it" we have to
understand it and know when it's being changed to something
different. It requires that we spend at least part of our
week educating ourselves and taking action when necessary. One
action you can take right now is to contribute to support the
work of the Americhris Foundation.
The
information The Foundation develops for you will reflect what we have
outlined as our "First Principles". We do not address questions
from the philosophy of political parties or particular special
interest groups, but because our country was established on the
idea of truth, we let the truth of the matter identify its own
position or resolution. Far to many of our political leaders and
opinion makers have a pre-determined, self perpetuating agenda.
They "spin" the facts to support an agenda that, first and
foremost, starts with their maintaining power. Much of what is
right and ethical is sacrificed in the process. Talk to the man
in the street, and I think it's fair to say, that what all
of us seek is
an environment of peace from which to launch an effort to create
a more civilized world. This Foundations agenda, by
contrast, is not self-involved. We are here, like you, because
of a recognized civic responsibility.
In
the short term we have a lot to do. If you review The
Foundation's
White Papers and
Presentations page, there are three
papers to be prepared that will suggest solutions to Middle East
problems with ideas that political and civic leaders never seem
to discuss. The audio-visual presentation, Political Freedom and
Private Virtue by David Blankenhorn lays bare the cause of much
of what has gone wrong in this Country and the "Hope" for how it
can be remedied.
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White Papers,
and provide presentation speakers for community groups to
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