Foreigners are mystified by the whole business while thoughtful Americans — there are several of us — are equally mystified that the ruling establishment of the country has proved to be so mindlessly vindictive that it is willing, to be blunt, to overthrow the lawful government of the United States — that is, a president elected in 1992 and reelected in 1995 by We the People, that sole source of all political legitimacy, which takes precedence over the Constitution and the common law and God himself. Gore Vidal
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The story of the United States of America is one of the most remarkable stories in world history. It is also one of the greatest stories that describes how people can rise up and transform their country into something that they can be proud of again. The story of the United States of America is one of many revolutions, created by hard working people who were willing to fight for their vision. While it’s easy to think about the Founding Fathers as great men who made great decisions, it’s important to remember that the Founding Fathers were regular people who served as ordinary soldiers in their own revolution. The Revolution was just as much theirs as it was ours.

Source: The Last Empire: Essays 19922000

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