Virtue of Our Fathers
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the world. Things such as friends, family, and freedom do not
come cheap, and for those of you who have paid the price, the
the people should rule themselves, and virtue is a common and
expected commodity.
across the top with the virtues he planned to work on that day,
showed a deep regard for morality. The list goes on.
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on from their wounds. However, the greatest casualty was peace
determined to keep tensions high. Despite this, the colonies
wanted to ensure these soldiers were given a fair trial to not give
president of the United States, was asked to represent the soldiers.
John Adams represented them with as much respect and
argued vehemently that it was more sacred than loyalty. This is the
sort of virtue for which our forefathers strived for their posterity.
means today. John Adams defending the soldiers of the Boston
our independence.
I have toured the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
in Washington D.C. on several occasions. I even have had
the great fortune to go through their Law Enforcement
and Society: Lessons of the Holocaust program. My eyes were
opened to the role law enforcement played in the rise of the Nazi
serve were afraid to stand up and say no and oppose the Nazis.
On one visit to the museum, I was shopping in their store and
What
At that exact moment, I thought, wow! I could not think of a
gave them to every supervisor in our department. I shared my
experience at the Holocaust Museum with each of them.
appreciated, I wanted to remind each of them of this one
important concept.
encounter fairly and with respect.
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