tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post497745647868440597..comments2023-09-23T04:08:41.258-05:00Comments on billieblog: The Cost of PartisanshipBillie Mercerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17826454938577230499noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-31299344856010041762008-10-14T08:05:00.000-05:002008-10-14T08:05:00.000-05:00Frank, I wondered if he did some of his research a...Frank, I wondered if he did some of his research at the Antiquarian Society. What a thrill it would be to see any of these pieces of correspondence. I wonder how much history our children learn in school today. As they become adults they can't keep the country steady if they don't know the rock it was built on.Billie Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17826454938577230499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-70669109865137908862008-10-14T06:25:00.000-05:002008-10-14T06:25:00.000-05:00I have several times been honored to met and talk ...I have several times been honored to met and talk with McCullough -- once I drove him from Boston to Worcester, just the two of us in the truck. When he learned I was a photographer, he started pointing out things he would photograph had he been a "pitchertaker" rather than a writer. What has always struck me about McCullough is how like John Adams he, himself, is. <BR/><BR/>P'takerpitchertakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714720069598091235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-17045547990568347232008-10-13T20:51:00.000-05:002008-10-13T20:51:00.000-05:00Steve, since you aren't going to sell your house r...Steve, since you aren't going to sell your house right away, you don't have to get rid of your books. See what is happening and how you feel when you find the place to settle. If you still want your library, you can bring them. I do miss my collection of photography books but I keep ordering new books so I'm beginning to feel better about having left them in storage. And I'm gradually filling up the book shelves here. Having books around makes me feel very wealthy.<BR/><BR/>Bob,the John Adams book made me realize what a classical education most of the founders of the USA had. They were learned men. Now we seem to embrace those who are 'like us' who do not have as much education or a wider view of the world.Billie Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17826454938577230499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-67430892661936295532008-10-13T19:48:00.000-05:002008-10-13T19:48:00.000-05:00Billie,John Adams rediscovered what the Greek Phil...Billie,<BR/>John Adams rediscovered what the Greek Philosopher Plato discovered long ago, only back then the parties were called the Democrats and the Oligarchs. He even wrote a book called "The Republic" to try and put things on the right track but nobody would listen. The problem is that 45 percent of the general population are wired one way and another 45 percent are wired a different way and the 10 percent in the middle do the real choosing. Nothing we can do about it..that's just the way things are until the Lord comes back and rewires us :)Bob Mrotekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016079751197723749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11526678.post-30138098867454179462008-10-13T18:39:00.000-05:002008-10-13T18:39:00.000-05:00I thoroughly enjoyed McCullough's book. Reading i...I thoroughly enjoyed McCullough's book. Reading it reminded me how far we have come and how little we have travelled. The same divisions that existed then still exist. Madison was probably more realistic than Adams. Adams saw us as citizens of Athens -- if the republic was to survive. Madison saw us as evictees from Eden who needed a political system that would keep our more base instincts in check.<BR/><BR/>And you just described why I wish I could bring my library south with me.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.com