YAY!
i am proud and have been getting misty-eyed (if not downright sobbing) every five minutes for the past 48 hours.
the acceptance speech reminded me of FDR's inaugural address (my third favorite president)...
"Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. The joy and moral stimulation of work no longer must be forgotten in the mad chase of evanescent profits. These dark days will be worth all they cost us if they teach us that our true destiny is not to be ministered unto but to minister to ourselves and to our fellow men.
Recognition of the falsity of material wealth as the standard of success goes hand in hand with the abandonment of the false belief that public office and high political position are to be valued only by the standards of pride of place and personal profit; and there must be an end to a conduct in banking and in business which too often has given to a sacred trust the likeness of callous and selfish wrongdoing. Small wonder that confidence languishes, for it thrives only on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection, on unselfish performance; without them it cannot live.
Restoration calls, however, not for changes in ethics alone. This Nation asks for action, and action now."
- First Inaugural Address, Franklin D. Roosevelt
and, in conclusion, i am hoping to come into some large sum of money before january 20th so we can both (you and i) witness the inauguration in person.
hope tattoo, in the works.
p.s. facebook is the new blog.
posted by smelly mcsmellsmell @ 2:59 PM
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