Tuesday, September 27, 2011

[1722 - Samuel Adams, Revolutionary War patriot,
Massachusetts governor, born in Boston]

If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.

Samuel Adams

          
[1840 - Thomas H. Nast, political cartoonist, born in Landau, Germany]

[1847 - 'Professor Mike' (Michael) Donovan,
Boxing HoF middleweight Champ, born in Chicago]

[1898 - Vincent Youmans, composer, songwriter,
producer, born in New York City]

[1917 - William T. Orr, actor, TV
producer, born in New York City]

      
[1920 - William Conrad (Cann), actor, born in Louisville, Kentucky]

   
[1922 - Arthur Hiller Penn, director, producer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

[1923 - Mary McCarty, actress, born in Winfield, Kansas]

      
[1929 - Sada Carolyn Thompson, Tony & Emmy Award-winning actress, born in Des Moines, Iowa]

      
[1933 - Francis Gregory Alan 'Greg' Morris, actor, born in Cleveland, Ohio]

[1954 - Tonight show debuts on NBC-TV with Steve Allen as host]

[1983 - A Chorus Line breaks record for longest-running Broadway musical with 3,389th performance]

Overpriced Security

We all know in our hearts that there is no truly safe place in this universe. Neither is there an instant in the life of any one of us in which great harm may not befall us without warning or apparent cause. Given these realities, isn't Liberty too high a price to pay for Homeland Security?

William's Whimsical Words:

,and isn't the illusion of personal safety too dear if it comes at the cost of human dignity?

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