A Place to Talk About War

I would like to hear from soldiers who have been in combat situations, from their families, or from others interested in this conversation. I am a graduate student interested in war rhetoric. I have no preset agenda: I simply want to listen, to learn, and to be supportive.

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Location: Texas, United States

Married, two kids. Worked in the defense industry for 20 years before taking a different path. I'll be starting my dissertation on the rhetoric of war in a few months. This semester I am teaching Freshman Composition. I DON'T CARE ABOUT BLOGGERS' SPELLING, PUNCTUATION, OR ANY OTHER GRAMMAR MATTERS--I JUST WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.

Tuesday, February 28, 2006

John Quincy Adams quotes

My child is currently researching John Quincy Adams (president 1825-1829) for a school project, and in helping with research I came across the following quotes. Enjoy.

  • Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it.
  • America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy.
  • All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse.

posted by English Professor | 5:20 PM