"...whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new government...."
-The Declaration of Independence
I wish I'd had that kind of trumping power available to me as a child. About the best I could do is clench my fists, screw up my face and whine, "No fair!"
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...not to offend any dear English friends... ;)
Yeah... classical education: expensive but wonderful. ;)
Hmmm... As for the Bush Administration... Perhaps nothing quite so extreme is justified just yet? I think that's what voting and Checks and Balances are for (not that they always work perfectly, of course).
Kids are capable of amazing feats. Ordinary kids, I mean. We just don't ask enough of them.
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