July 4, 2018

We are a rough race, we Americans. We holler for war and we seek peace. We want it all. And why shant we?

We should want peace, as a rule, yet we ought not shy from war when called for. Where is the wrong in this?

I believe in American exceptionalism. We are unique in history. We strive to prove that humanity can rise above itself. We challenge that notion. We dare it.

And yet we fail. But we dare to go on.

That is American exceptionalism in a nutshell. We go on. It is a fine trait.

Happy Independence Day.