It is a gloomy moment in history. Not for many years – not in the lifetime of most men who read this paper – has there been so much grave and deep apprehension; never has the future seemed so incalculable as at this time. | |
In France the political caldron seethes and bubbles with uncertainty; Russia hangs as usual like a cloud, dark and silent upon the horizon of Europe… | |
It is a solemn moment, and so no man can feel an indifference – which, happily, no man pretends to feel – in the issue of events. | |
Of our new troubles no man can see the end. … It is no time for idleness, for trifling, for forgetfulness. The complexion of every country, and of the world, rests at last upon the character of individuals. | |
— From: “Harper’s Weekly“; dtd: 10 October 1857 |
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[…The more things stay the same. — kmab] | |
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2022 | The Fight Continues… |
2021 | Short, Swift, Haste |
Another Friend’s Passing | |
2020 | Can We At Least Set The Bar Higher Than An Incompetent Liar In The Oval Office? |
2019 | Uncertain Times |
And Government Shutdowns, Too | |
2018 | Satisfied |
2017 | In The Mind |
2016 | Dreaming |
2015 | The Best Medicine Is Also Contagious |
2014 | Eyes Off |
2013 | The More Things Change… |
2012 | The Delicate Moment Of Giving |
2011 | Ready, Shoot, Aim!! |
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The More Things Change…
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