Proclamation 3560—Thanksgiving Day, 1963 | The American Presidency Project
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Proclamation 3560—Thanksgiving Day, 1963 | The American Presidency Project
It is easy to forget that the feast of Thanksgiving, first celebrated by Pilgrim Fathers to mark their safe arrival in a land of plenty, was also a commemoration of a campaign against globalisation: it was not only hailing the discovery of a new Eden, but triumphantly rejecting the paradise at home that had been destroyed.
from The Silk Roads: A New History of the World by Peter Frankopan
- Looking thus at the state of the country, I know of no better use to
which I can put this sacred day, I know of no higher duty resting upon me,
than to enforce my views and convictions, and especially to hold out to
reprobation, the short sighted and ill judged, and inefficient modes adopted
to suppress the rebels. The past may be dismissed with a sing... See moreBradley McDevitt added
Fredrick Douglass’speech on the 4th of July, 1862
Gratitude is so much more than a polite thank you. It is the thread that connects us in a deep relationship, simultaneously physical and spiritual, as our bodies are fed and spirits nourished by the sense of belonging, which is the most vital of foods. Gratitude creates a sense of abundance, the knowing that you have what you need. In that climate
... See morefrom The Serviceberry: An Economy of Abundance – Robin Wall Kimmerer by Robin Wall Kimmerer
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