And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
in 1965, I had a civics teacher who taught us about the law in the old west in montana from the first person perspective. were she alive today, she would be grabbing her guns and headed for the swamp in DC to put thing aright, as she would say. she constantly called bullshit on the history texts of montana history. her favorite expression was "now here's what really happened today in history". she had the newsprint filled with the gritty stories telling of the Plumber gang and nefarious gangsters who rode the trails of the montana of her youth. she explained activities of corrupt politicians of all kinds and why it is necessary to call them out every time. often, in montana, tar and feathers was not good enough. her class was an eight month long seminar of civics in action. God love her. Ms Strong was right. school boards today would probably throw her in jail, bunch of jackasses.
my 1972 English teacher and my 1972 Civics teacher shared a house for 15 years, and never a word about dating a man from either. shocking back in the day. it wasn't like any guy was missing out on anything.
in 1965, I had a civics teacher who taught us about the law in the old west in montana from the first person perspective. were she alive today, she would be grabbing her guns and headed for the swamp in DC to put thing aright, as she would say. she constantly called bullshit on the history texts of montana history. her favorite expression was "now here's what really happened today in history". she had the newsprint filled with the gritty stories telling of the Plumber gang and nefarious gangsters who rode the trails of the montana of her youth. she explained activities of corrupt politicians of all kinds and why it is necessary to call them out every time. often, in montana, tar and feathers was not good enough. her class was an eight month long seminar of civics in action. God love her. Ms Strong was right.
ReplyDeleteschool boards today would probably throw her in jail, bunch of jackasses.
my 1972 English teacher and my 1972 Civics teacher shared a house for 15 years, and never a word about dating a man from either. shocking back in the day. it wasn't like any guy was missing out on anything.
ReplyDeleteEgad! Miss Mulhern my 1st grade teacher circa 1951.
ReplyDeleteDamn, you are old Bog!
DeleteI had a big time crush on my Social Study's teacher. She drove a brand new, maroon 1969 Camaro Z/28. I can still hear those solid lifters.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what the nurses contract looked like.
ReplyDeleteNow imagine it's a modern muslim madrasa and re-read it.
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