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Originally Posted by Buffalo Jim
Next Thursday many of you will have the opportunity to gather around the traditional holiday table at which will be seated perhaps 4 generations of your family .
The family you built in a Nation of freedom , liberty and general prosperity . And of course through your dedication and many years of hard work and personal sacrifice .
As you look into the faces of your grandchildren and perhaps great grandchildren , even if it is in spirit-- if they can not actually join with you in person , no doubt , for at least a brief minute your thoughts may turn to the question as to what their Thanksgiving 50 years from now will be like ?
Will they still live in a great Republic ? Will they be blessed with freedom and liberty and the ability to pursue happiness ?
What do you think our Nation will look like 50 years from now ?
John Adams our second President enjoyed a long life and was a constant scholar and a prolific writer especially about the subjects of freedom , democracy and the dangers of power .
Two quotes of his many which I have written in my personal " collection of great quotes " :
Adams on the future of Democracy ............
" Remember Democracy never lasts long . It soon wastes , exhausts and murders itself . There has never been a democracy which has not committed suicide ".
Adams on Power : [ referencing political / governmental power ] ......
" Power always sincerely and conscientiously believes itself right.
Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak " .
I do believe that the question of what our Nation might look like 50 years from now can be discussed without the conversation breaking down to a political " food fight ".
So I hope that many might reflect a moment on what the next 50 years may bring to those members of our families who will tasked to carry on and raise the children of our continuing legacy .
May God Bless you all . May your travels and the travels of your family members and friends be safe and may your turkeys be " moist and not dry " . Cheers and a Toast for all you have done to advance the American Dream .
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I sincerely believe in democracy and our country's ability to constantly readjust itself to maintain that status. I believe our children 50 years from now will still live in that solid democracy, the greatest of countries despite its flaws and pimples.