Friday, November 22, 2019

Quotes from John F. Kennedy

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John F. Kennedy (born May 29, 1917) was the 35th President of the United States (1961-1963), and at age 43, the youngest man ever elected ...
Tuesday, October 22, 2019

The Color of Jefferson's World

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By: Norlene M. Gowdy Much has been written about Thomas Jefferson’s mountain-top home of Monticello, the timeless showcase of Jefferso...
Thursday, October 17, 2019

The Puritan Ethic and the American Revolution

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Edmund S. Morgan, Ph.D. (1916-2013), Sterling Professor of American History Emeritus at Yale University, was “an award-winning historian ...
Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Alexander Hamilton & the American Republic

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“I consider civil liberty, in a genuine unadulterated sense, as the greatest of terrestrial blessings. I am convinced, that the whole hum...
Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Quotes from the Founders on the Constitution

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“The power under the Constitution will always be in the people. It is entrusted for certain defined purposes, and for a certain limited p...
Monday, September 9, 2019

Celebrate Constitution Day September 17th!

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The Buena Vista and Lexington, Virginia Celebration of Constitution Day will be held Tuesday evening, September 17th from 7:00 p.m. - 8...
Sunday, June 16, 2019

Civil and Religious Liberty

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“In a free government the security for civil rights must be the same as that for religious rights.”  – James Madison (Federalist No. 51, 178...