Just thinking of the words, We the People, makes me, as a proud American, feel a quick swelling of pride and a fleeting impression of all of the things that were drilled into my head throughout my American public school education. You know...the land of the free, home of the brave, first in everything, defenders of the downtrodden, leaders in democracy, and on from there. These first three words of our United States Constitution are just regular words used in everyday vocabulary without any emotional impact at all, but as soon as you put them together, in that specific order, you almost always get some sort of a reaction that can, at times, be visceral. That is the true power of words. They stand for something. And when they stand for something as great as what our country is, and represents, then they are truly powerful indeed!
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ReplyDeleteether they do mean more
I absolutley love your blogs, their so detailed I read them all the time lol.
ReplyDeleteWell thank you. I really love to write when my thoughts start to flow. Getting started is sometimes the hard part!!
ReplyDelete"just regular words used in everyday vocabulary without any emotional impact at all, but as soon as you put them together, in that specific order, you almost always get some sort of a reaction that can, at times, be visceral" I love how you put this, couldn't have said it any better myself. Love your blogs!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I really enjoy reading your blog, too! You have a way with words....
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