That's a nice reflection, thanks! Hope you all enjoyed the celebrations! -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300
On July 4, 2016 1:59:47 PM EDT, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >Amen! > ><<About the Declaration there is a finality that is exceedingly >restful. It >is often asserted that the world has made a great deal of progress >since >1776, that we have had new thoughts and new experiences which have >given us >a great advance over the people of that day, and that we may therefore >very >well discard their conclusions for something more modern. But that >reasoning >can not be applied to this great charter. If all men are created equal, >that >is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. >If >governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, >that >is final. No advance, no progress can be made beyond these >propositions. If >anyone wishes to deny their truth or their soundness, the only >direction in >which he can proceed historically is not forward, but backward toward >the >time when there was no equality, no rights of the individual, no rule >of the >people. Those who wish to proceed in that direction can not lay claim >to >progress. They are reactionary. Their ideas are not more modern, but >more >ancient, than those of the Revolutionary fathers.>> > >Calvin Coolidge, July 4, 1926 > >Greg, a born-again American > >-----Original Message----- >From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Fred >Moir >via Mercedes >Sent: Monday, July 04, 2016 6:45 AM >To: Mercedes Discussion List >Cc: Fred Moir >Subject: [MBZ] July 4th > >Happy Birthday America! > > >Fred Moir. >Lynn MA. >Diesel preferred. >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
