MEMBER BLOG TAG: northern aggression. war between the states
| Wednesday, December 16, 2009 3:13PM | | | | Greatest Generation? Humbug! | Tags: greatest, northern aggression. war between the states, preserve the union, independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights
| | | | “The Greatest Generation” is the title of a book about a great generation. Perhaps it is also the opinion of the author, although book titles are determined by many factors, including sales. No person has the right or the authority to appoint any person or generation “the greatest.” At best one can only nominate.
There have been many great generations of Americans. I was born and raised in the southwest. My ancestors fought on both sides of the Civil War but in school I studied “The War Between the States” and read textbooks about northern aggression and states rights. I never attended a school where blacks would have been allowed to enroll. Nevertheless, the patriots who fought so hard and sacrificed so much to preserve... | | | | | |
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