tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897392523653806017.post5982053587882076391..comments2023-11-03T08:29:45.417-04:00Comments on Law and Order Teacher: GROVER CLEVELAND'S BOOK "PRESIDENTIAL PROBLEMS"Law and Order Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11069306257334186404noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897392523653806017.post-63329452329929380352010-02-15T20:16:58.855-05:002010-02-15T20:16:58.855-05:00Tap,
Thanks for the visit. History has so much to...Tap,<br />Thanks for the visit. History has so much to teach us. I agree that Newt is a historian with a lot to offer. His books are well written and educational. He's got a lot of good ideas, but he would have trouble being elected. Horowitz is a very interesting guy. I like to hear his point of view. He's certainly different point of view.<br /><br />Ducky,<br />Thanks as usual for your comment. Your point is well taken. He was prescient in his condemnation of those fair weather supporters, or as Thomas Paine called them the "summer soldier" and the "sunshine patriot." As for your point, power corrupts, hence the constitution is necessary to keep people under control. Jefferson's quote and one from Federalist 51, "If men were angels no government would be necessary." <br /><br />Pat,<br />Thanks. Cleveland bears more study. He was one of only four candidates who lost despite getting more votes. Andrew Jackson, 1924, Samuel Tilden, 1876, Cleveland, 1888, and Gore, 2000. See you then.Law and Order Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11069306257334186404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897392523653806017.post-66582897259376591782010-02-15T13:49:27.966-05:002010-02-15T13:49:27.966-05:00We all know Steve, that most so-called "Histo...We all know Steve, that most so-called "Historians" look at much data from the left side of the page....and with some study can cut right through the BS they toss out.<br /><br />Having said that, I've never thought much of Grover Cleveland(except to know he was outvoted and won anyway)...maybe now I'll take the time to get to know him better.<br /><br />See you in 3 weeks!PRHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429172501061105316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897392523653806017.post-68407547917458107952010-02-15T09:14:29.990-05:002010-02-15T09:14:29.990-05:00But those among us who most loudly reprehended and...But those among us who most loudly reprehended and bewailed our vigorous assertion of the Monroe Doctrine were the timid ones who feared personal financial loss, or those engaged in speculation and stock-gambling, in buying much beyond their ability to pay, and generally in living by their wits. The patriotism of such peoples traverses exclusively the pocket nerve. They are willing to tolerate the Monroe Doctrine, or any other patriotic principle, so long as it does not interfere with their plans, and are just as willing to cast it off when it becomes troublesome. <br /><br />------------------------<br /><br /> Damn, he nailed that, nice find. Where he went wrong was not realizing that power would become concentrated in this class to the virtual exclusion of the rest of the nation.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897392523653806017.post-29668221250508016722010-02-15T01:02:30.128-05:002010-02-15T01:02:30.128-05:00Great post as usual...L&O teach....I am overwh...Great post as usual...L&O teach....I am overwhelmed when it comes to history...I can read it all day and not get tired of it....but when it comes to the present day crowd....they are not that interesting except for two opposites....Gingrich and Horowitz. stay well...Taplinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00161842191574184492noreply@blogger.com