Friday, January 21, 2005
[1824 - Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, born in Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia)]
[1924 - Vladimir Lenin dies]
[1976 - Concorde SST aircraft begins regular commercial service]
Perfect Democracy At Last
A dear friend of William's gifted him with a wonderful quote from H. L. Mencken, and it seems altogether fitting to honor the occasion of the beginning of the second term of President George W. Bush with these, his words:
As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.
H.L. Mencken
William's Whimsical Words:
When that glorious day comes, and after the president has manifest his incompetence in the job for four years, those same plain folks and their friends will blithly reelect him.
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