WHEN in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary….
Eisenhower’s Prayer for Unity January 20, 1953
byVanderleunonOctober 28, 2018
ALMIGHTY GOD,
As we stand here at this moment, my future associates in the executive branch of the government join me in beseeching that Thou will make full and complete our dedication to the service of the people in this throng and th eir fellow citizens everywhere.
Give us, we pray, the power to discern clearly right from wrong and allow all our works and actions to be governed thereby and by the laws of this land.
Especially we pray that our concern shall be for all the people, regardless of station, race or calling. May cooperation be permitted and be the mutual aim of those who, under the concept of our Constitution, hold to differing political beliefs, so that all may work for the good of our beloved country and for Thy glory.
Try reciting that prayer to people from the party that booed God at their convention not once, not twice but three times! That should make you a real popular privileged white Christian man in a foreign land….America.
Gordon ScottOctober 29, 2018, 9:18 AM
I’m listening to Eisenhower in War and Peace by Jean Edward Smith. The author is a bit reflexibly liberal, and one can hear her nodding with approval when Ike takes a liberal position, but it’s still interesting.
She makes the point that Eisenhower got along better with LBJ as the Senate Majority Leader, and Sam Rayburn as Speaker of the House, than he did with their Republican counterparts. Of course, Ike was born in Texas also, though he grew up in Kansas. And there’s a long difference between Lyndon Johnson in the 1950s and Chuckie Schumer today. Nancy Pelosi is a San Francisco millionaire, and Sam Rayburn lived modestly with his wife in a small apartment.
I don’t want to be one of those “history began when I was born” types, but Ike seems to be the last of the presidents who had intact personal authority. Kennedy was a transition figure: handsome and popular but the authority was starting to seep away.
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Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
Gerard Van der Leun
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Try reciting that prayer to people from the party that booed God at their convention not once, not twice but three times! That should make you a real popular privileged white Christian man in a foreign land….America.
I’m listening to Eisenhower in War and Peace by Jean Edward Smith. The author is a bit reflexibly liberal, and one can hear her nodding with approval when Ike takes a liberal position, but it’s still interesting.
She makes the point that Eisenhower got along better with LBJ as the Senate Majority Leader, and Sam Rayburn as Speaker of the House, than he did with their Republican counterparts. Of course, Ike was born in Texas also, though he grew up in Kansas. And there’s a long difference between Lyndon Johnson in the 1950s and Chuckie Schumer today. Nancy Pelosi is a San Francisco millionaire, and Sam Rayburn lived modestly with his wife in a small apartment.
I don’t want to be one of those “history began when I was born” types, but Ike seems to be the last of the presidents who had intact personal authority. Kennedy was a transition figure: handsome and popular but the authority was starting to seep away.
Am I wrong?
Not yet.