Liz Bowers
Thomas Jefferson & The Louisiana Purchase
"I know that the acquisition of Louisiana has been disapproved by some ... that the enlargement of our territory would endanger its...
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- Jun 24, 2022
- 3 min
John D. Rockefeller, Living The American Dream
"I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost...
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Liz Bowers
- Jun 16, 2022
- 3 min
James Truslow Adams, The Inventor of The American Dream
“The whole of the American Dream has been based on the chance to get ahead, for one’s self or one’s children. Would this country have...
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Liz Bowers
- May 18, 2022
- 7 min
Alexander Hamilton: The Making of an American
"Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many." - Alexander...
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Liz Bowers
- Apr 19, 2022
- 4 min
Calvin Coolidge: The Virtue of Self-Control
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent....
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Liz Bowers
- Mar 22, 2022
- 3 min
Thomas Jefferson
Upholding the Rights of States and Individuals One thing our founding fathers learned throughout the course of their lives was that...
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Liz Bowers
- Feb 15, 2022
- 3 min
John Campbell, First Territorial Governor of Wyoming
Taming Hell on Wheels Born in Salem, Ohio, October 8, 1835, the First Territorial Governor of Wyoming is a figure in the tradition of the...
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Liz Bowers
- Dec 14, 2021
- 3 min
The Worthiest Companion: Martha Washington
"I retain an unalterable affection for you, which neither time nor distance can change." - George Washington (to his wife, 1775) Martha...
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Liz Bowers
- Nov 26, 2021
- 3 min
Edmund Burke, The Father of Conservatism
"But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue?" Edmund Burke, born January 12, 1729, in Dublin Ireland was a great Irish...
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Liz Bowers
- Nov 17, 2021
- 2 min
Sarah Josepha Hale, The Mother of Thanksgiving
Drawing a Divided Nation Together Through Faith, Gratitude, and Family. We often think of the origins of Thanksgiving being the Pilgrims’...
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