The word toleration is often misunderstood. Often the word is applied to people who “enjoy hanging out with different types of people.” In truth, this is wrong; the idea of toleration and enjoyment rarely go together. It was John Locke, the great English political theorist, who wrote the famous treatise called “A Letter Concerning Toleration.”…
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Sept. 11, 2001 is a day that none of us who lived through it will ever forget. In Washington D.C., that Tuesday morning started as a beautiful day. Not a cloud in the sky. No humidity. Beautiful sunshine. Perfect weather. As I walked to my car to drive to the U.S. Senate for work, I…
Let me tell you the story of V Street versus 13th Street. It is my family’s story wrapped up in the story of my family’s hometown. My beloved hometown is just a stone’s throw across the Potomac. I am fond of telling people on my tours at the Library of Congress, that D.C. is not a…
“Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life, which is short and must be lived by you alone; and that there is only one glory which is eternal. If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.”…
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