Wonderful, Frank! Thanks for sharing. On Sat, Jul 2, 2022 at 8:17 AM Frank Wimberly <wimber...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > My wife Deborah publishes a weekly message that she sends to family and > friends. I thought this week's version might be appropriate for Friam. > > > From: Deborah Wimberly > > > The Weekly Offering: As we anticipate the 4th of July, there is cause for > concern about so many things. > > Fireworks > > The birth of our nation, > the golden idea, > now ravaged by myriad works of deceit > meant to unhinge the bravest among us. > Fireworks could be different this year. > The brilliant illusions might ignite > the eyes, the arms, the heart of a people > in defense of freedom's voice. > Deborah Wimberly > > Here are some voices that have not been silenced despite the challenges > they have faced. > > "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government > when it deserves it." > Mark Twain > > "The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, > truthful, and virtuous." > Frederick Douglass > > "In the face of impossible odds, people who love their country can change > it." > Barack Obama > > "I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility > that comes with his > freedom" Bob Dylan > > "Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish > from the Earth." > Abraham Lincoln > > "In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved." > Franklin D. Roosevelt > > "The advance and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true > liberty. > James Madison > > "The truth will set you free but first it will piss you off." > Gloria Steinem > > "I love America better than any other country in this world, and, exactly > for this reason, I insist on the right to > criticize her perpetually." James Baldwin > > > Frank C. Wimberly > 140 Calle Ojo Feliz, > Santa Fe, NM 87505 > > 505 670-9918 > Santa Fe, NM > -. --- - / ...- .- .-.. .. -.. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Fridays 9a-12p Friday St. Johns Cafe / Thursdays 9a-12p Zoom > https://bit.ly/virtualfriam > to (un)subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > archives: 5/2017 thru present > https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/ > 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/ > -- Merle Lefkoff, Ph.D. Center for Emergent Diplomacy emergentdiplomacy.org Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA mobile: (303) 859-5609
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