Stand your ground, don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here. Captain John Parker “Nation Makers” by Howard Pyle (1902) Brandywine Museum As another Patriots Day slips into the raucous milieu of our national malaise and internal strife, I sit here gazing out my office window…
Men’s natures are alike, it is their habits that carry them far apart.Confucius, The Analects Henry Room, Dr. Legge and His Three Chinese Students" by John Cochran (1905) Traditionally, Chinese have regarded China as the centre of the world, demonstrating diminutive awareness of foreign lands. Before the 1820s, China had little contact with Western powers…
Constant prayers for those who trouble thee.Columcille, The Rule of Colmcille Written in the 1280s, The Murthly Hours is one of the earliest surviving examples of a book of hours, which was an innovative type of devotional book for Christain laity. During the medieval period, books of hours were predominantly prepared for affluent laypeople, more…
“Whereas it becomes us humbly to approach the throne of Almighty God, with gratitude and praise, for the wonders which his goodness has wrought in conducting our forefathers to this western world; for his protection to them and to their posterity, amidst difficulties and dangers; for raising us their children from deep distress, to be…
Tempestuous Seas of Liberty 