"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

14 June 2015

Obligations.


On this date in 1777, The Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag.

Our great modern Republic. May those who seek the blessings of its institutions and the protection of its flag remember the obligations they impose.

Ulysses S. Grant

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