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This week includes the 248th anniversary of the signing of America’s Declaration of Independence. An apt quote by a Founding Father

I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master (Thomas Jefferson)

I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure, that it will cost us to maintain this Declaration and support and defend these states. Yet through all the gloom I can see the rays of ravishing light and glory (John Adams)

It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws are so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood (James Madison)

A republic, if you can keep it (Benjamin Franklin)

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This week ends with the 150th birthday celebration of Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States and founder of the institution which bears his surname. An apt Hoover quote

Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity

Prosperity cannot be restored by raids upon the public treasury

We need to add to the “three R’s” – namely, Reading, ‘Riting and ‘Rithmetic – and a fourth . . . responsibility

Democracy is not static. It is a living force. Every new idea, every new invention offers opportunity for both good and evil

The President is not only the leader of a party; he is the president of the whole people. He must interpret the conscience of America. He must guide his conduct by the idealism of our people

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This week includes the 248th anniversary of the signing of America’s Declaration of Independence. An apt quote by a Founding Father

This week in 1913, a US record high of 134°F (56.7°C) was recorded in Death Valley, California. This summer’s greatest climate concern

This week includes the Republican National Convention, with Donald Trump becoming a third-time GOP presidential nominee. What to look for

This week in 1965, the English television series Til Death Do Us Depart premiered – that BBC sitcom was the inspiration for Archie Bunker and All in the Family. The current strongest political marriage

As the calendar turns to August, the most significant/ominous occurrence in July

This week ends with the 150th birthday celebration of Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States and founder of the institution which bears his surname. An apt Hoover quote

This week in 1877, Thomas Edison invented the phonograph and made the first sound recording. A pleasant August sound would be

Kamala Harris makes history this week as the first woman of color to accept the presidential nomination of a major American political party. What to look for in her acceptance speech

The historical event that occurred this week and has the most impact on our present-day lives

Is there still a major role for conventional artillery in an age of cheap drones, cruise and hypersonic missiles, and smart bombs?

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This week includes the 248th anniversary of the signing of America’s Declaration of Independence. An apt quote by a Founding Father

This week in 1913, a US record high of 134°F (56.7°C) was recorded in Death Valley, California. This summer’s greatest climate concern

This week includes the Republican National Convention, with Donald Trump becoming a third-time GOP presidential nominee. What to look for

This week in 1965, the English television series Til Death Do Us Depart premiered – that BBC sitcom was the inspiration for Archie Bunker and All in the Family. The current strongest political marriage

As the calendar turns to August, the most significant/ominous occurrence in July

This week ends with the 150th birthday celebration of Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States and founder of the institution which bears his surname. An apt Hoover quote

This week in 1877, Thomas Edison invented the phonograph and made the first sound recording. A pleasant August sound would be

Kamala Harris makes history this week as the first woman of color to accept the presidential nomination of a major American political party. What to look for in her acceptance speech

The historical event that occurred this week and has the most impact on our present-day lives

Is there still a major role for conventional artillery in an age of cheap drones, cruise and hypersonic missiles, and smart bombs?