On Mon, 18 Jun 2001, Marvin Long, Jr. wrote:
> So, what should have been obvious to me is that America's sense of
> self-importance isn't a byproduct of recently gained power and wealth;
> rather, it's been there all a long, a byproduct of Puritanism's influence
> on a social experiment that looked to scripture for inspiration and
> justification (and rhetorical antecendents).
Oh, and before I forget--yes, I've officially awarded myself the "full of
#(*&! award" for the afternoon. Thank yew, thankyew vurra much.
Marvin Long
Austin, Texas
