Friday, May 26, 2006

WHAT DO YOU THINK ?



I came across this little ditty in my "Patches of Godlight" book, and it never seemed to be more true than today, so I thought I would share it. It was written by Alexis de Tocqueville,1805-1859

"I sought for the greatness and genius of America, in her commodious harbors, and her ample rivers, and it was not there; in her fertile fields and boundless prairies, and it was not there; in her rich mines and her vast world commerce, and it was not there. Not until I went to the churches of America and heard her pulpit aflame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because she is good and if America ever ceases to be good,America will cease to be great."
Now what do you think?
Becky

1 Comments:

Blogger Pitney said...

The thought is wonderful, but Tocqueville did not actually write it. See: http://www.tocqueville.org/pitney.htm

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