History Is, Indeed, An Argument Without End.

All Wars Are Popular For The First 30 Days.

It Is Useful To Remember That History Is To The Nation As Memory Is To The Individual. As A Person Deprived Of Memory Becomes Disorientated And Lost, Not Knowing Where They Have Been Or Where They Are Going , So A Nation Denied A Conception Of The Past Will Be Disabled In Dealing With Its Present And Its Future.

For Most Americans The Constitution Had Become A Hazy Document, Cited Like The Bible On Ceremonial Occasions But Forgotten In The Daily Transactions Of Life.

Total Separation Of Church And State Was Considered The Best Safeguard For The Health Of Each. As [andrew] Jackson Explained, In Refusing To Name A Fast Day, He Feared To 'disturb The Security Which Religion Now Enjoys In This Country, In Its Complete Separation From The Political Concerns Of The General Government.'

Science And Technology Revolutionize Our Lives, But Memory, Tradition And Myth Frame Our Response.