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Archive for July 4th, 2011

Statue of George Washington

Monday, July 4th, 2011

A statue of George Washington in the National Museum of American History. Done in the classic Greek style, it’s tending toward the ‘deification’ that Washington was never comfortable with.

Originally posted at Slices of Life blog.

Independence Day Quote of the Day

Monday, July 4th, 2011

“Races didn’t bother the Americans. They were something a lot better than any race. They were a People. They were the first self-constituted, self-declared, self-created People in the history of the world.”

— Archibald MacLeish

Happy Independence Day!

Monday, July 4th, 2011

I’ll be watching 1776 today, it’s a annual tradition.

Also on the watch list for today is An American Carol.  Funny, educational and a bit dangerous to make with the current blacklisting going on in Hollywood.