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Maggie Gamberton's avatar

Thank you for this newsletter, Paul, I particularly appreciated your Founding Fathers quotes, and the depth of your knowledge on the foundational discourses underlying American identities. m

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Paul Cobaugh's avatar

Thank you for your kind words. As you can see, I'm more than a bit tardy in replies. Please accept my apologies.

To your point regarding, "foundational discourses," yes, I have made an effort to understand the intelligent and passionate identities of primary founders, who wove both brilliance and morality into our founding documents and government paradigm. As a scholar of narrative, yourself, you certainly understand the value in pursuing an understanding of these identities. Like most these days, I realize the threat from not reacquainting ourselves with our founder's design, for the principles of responsible citizenship. Also, like most, I fear that our addiction to political party identities above our national version is eroding the foundation of everything it means, to be an American. James Madison did not write "factions" into our Constitution for reasons of his own scholarship, in his pre-constitution writing research. https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-09-02-0001 Quite remarkable indeed.

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