This came from a friend of my nieces in Michigan:  Very interesting.
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>Immediately after being under-whelmed by the Presidents so called
>admission (and poor substitute for an apology) I displayed the following
>quote at work:
"He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon
>will be, void of all regard for his country. There is seldom an instance
>of a man guilty of betraying his country, who had not before lost the
>feeling of moral obligations in his private connections"  - Samuel Adams
>in a letter to James Warren; 4 Nov 1775=20
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>The following Monday I displayed another quote from a founding father;
>"I hope I shall posses firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I
>consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest
>man." George Washington
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>The following Monday I displayed another quote from a founding father;
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>"There is no difference between a man's private affairs and his public
>life"  Thomas Jefferson
>Occasionally, people would come by to comment on my display of quotes.
>However, I was approached by the deputy program manager (a GS-15) and
>asked to remove my quotes as more than one person found them offensive.

>I thought about it for a couple of seconds, and replied that I
>appreciated his input, but that I would be unwilling to take them down,
>as they are historically accurate statements (from founding fathers)
>that do nothing more than call attention to the value of integrity.  In
>light of their positive message, and lack of any attack, I would not be
>willing to be censored by those who don't carry the value of honesty in
>as high regard as I do.  He then went into a soft peddle about how
>military officers are not permitted to comment on the Commander In
>Chief's credulity . . .   When I pointed out that there was nothing said
>on my wall about the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, only
>quotes about honesty . . . A USMC full colonel who heard the entire
>conversation chimed in with, "Eric is well within his Article 88 rights
>sir . . "  I immediately picked up on the observation and said "even if
>I wasn't on solid legal ground I would refuse to take the quotes down on
>principle.
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>I figured out a long time ago I may never go very far because I'm not
>morally weak enough to let the politically correct thought police take
>over the market square of idea's without a fight . . .  The notion that
>quotes on honesty offends someone tells me all I need to know about the
>moral fabric of apologist of the current White House.   I immediately
>placed a sign next to the three quotes; =20
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>"For those who are offended by the respect paid to honesty by our
>founding fathers, don't worry, your elitists are revising history
>sufficiently that honesty or character will soon make no difference at
>all"  All this tact and diplomacy has made liars of us all.
>
>I resisted the urge to put up the following quotes from another
>president;  Here's what Clinton  had to say about Nixon.
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>"No question that an admission of making false statements to government
>officials and interfering with the FBI is an impeachable offense."
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>"If a President of the United States ever lied to the American people,
>he should resign."

>Source:  Bill Clinton on President Richard Nixon, ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT
GAZETTE, August 6, 1974
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>OK,  so why do I tell you tales out of school (or out of work in this
case).
I'm convinced that we as a culture have forgotten the value of
>honesty, and in the interest of not creating a stir, have "stood by to
>admire the emperors clothes" as the immoral have pillaged the public
>square.  Yep, call me an extremists (I've already figured out I'm a
>minority . . . ) but I sure could use some help out there . . . as the
>opportunity comes up, you might want to encourage people around you that
>there are such things as right and wrong, truth and error.  It seems
>those are extremists ideas anymore because everyone wants to be a
>moderate champion.  Folks, today's moderate is yesterdays morally
>bankrupt fool . . . so, lets get on with it.  OK, nough said . . .
>
>Eric
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