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Letter: Fall of the American Empire

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

To the Editor: Toleration is moral cowardice. It is the inability to stand for anything, so by default one stands for everything. Toleration is the vice that stands in opposition to the virtue of patience. Patience is the virtue of enduring suffering now in the firm hope of attaining a greater good later. Toleration is the vice of enduring evil now in the hope of postponing suffering until later. In …

Letter: A Newcomer Says Thank You

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

To the Editor: I arrived with 100 pounds of personal items on my back, as that was all I could board with as I said goodbye to Texas and headed to New England. I had a vision of hope, of starting a brand new life — and a brand new life it is! Although not the way I had envisioned, I have been …

Letter: Facing Our Real Challenge

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

To the Editor: As economists, politicians and ordinary citizens grapple over the best way to “grow our economy again” so we can reduce debt, create more jobs and strengthen our position as a world leader, I am unable to understand their thinking. The United States has met its citizens’ material needs. This is the first time in the history of mankind that poor …

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