Paraphrasing Thomas Paine, we are again in "times that try men's souls."We also are in times that demonstrate who has character and who does not, and who are your friends and who are not. I imagine many who read the various articles provided by Bari have learned and relearned the foregoing lessons on a personal level the past two years .…
Paraphrasing Thomas Paine, we are again in "times that try men's souls."We also are in times that demonstrate who has character and who does not, and who are your friends and who are not. I imagine many who read the various articles provided by Bari have learned and relearned the foregoing lessons on a personal level the past two years . The current faculty and many students at Princeton have made clear that they may be filled with book knowledge but they possess empty hearts and souls. It is time for Princeton alumni who are the best and brightest and courageous to stand up and let their voices be heard in public shouts and not private whispers.
My father always said that you couldn't tell a thing about a man when things were going well. "It's always, 'Hail, Fellow, well met!'" It was when you had been accused of a heinous crime, with all the newspaper stories against you, and sitting in a jail cell that you would see who were your friends.
Michael, a great post. I have always believed that the “greatest generation” became a little greater because they learned not to fear death, literal or figurative. As we emerge from a pandemic where people still cower in their homes and glare at unmasked strangers, there is an appalling fear in our culture that can only be broken by the virtuous. The age screams out for moral leadership, and it is our greatest and most democratic calling.
Paraphrasing Thomas Paine, we are again in "times that try men's souls."We also are in times that demonstrate who has character and who does not, and who are your friends and who are not. I imagine many who read the various articles provided by Bari have learned and relearned the foregoing lessons on a personal level the past two years . The current faculty and many students at Princeton have made clear that they may be filled with book knowledge but they possess empty hearts and souls. It is time for Princeton alumni who are the best and brightest and courageous to stand up and let their voices be heard in public shouts and not private whispers.
My father always said that you couldn't tell a thing about a man when things were going well. "It's always, 'Hail, Fellow, well met!'" It was when you had been accused of a heinous crime, with all the newspaper stories against you, and sitting in a jail cell that you would see who were your friends.
https://princetoniansforfreespeech.com/
This is highly relevant! Thank you for posting! I hope everyone takes a look at this…
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Michael, a great post. I have always believed that the “greatest generation” became a little greater because they learned not to fear death, literal or figurative. As we emerge from a pandemic where people still cower in their homes and glare at unmasked strangers, there is an appalling fear in our culture that can only be broken by the virtuous. The age screams out for moral leadership, and it is our greatest and most democratic calling.
"can only be broken by the virtuous" and the COURAGEOUS.
Amen