OpinionSeptember 29, 2009
Testing the nation's endurance
It is suggested that George Washington counseled against splintering into political parties. However, history books depict the first several American administrations as Democratic Republican. One can easily imagine the dialogue and the diatribe of those 20 formative years. And so it continue in the process of perfecting "the republican idea." One is continuingly reminded of Abraham Lincoln's timeless insight, "testing whether a nation so conceived can long endure."...
It is suggested that George Washington counseled against splintering into political parties. However, history books depict the first several American administrations as Democratic Republican. One can easily imagine the dialogue and the diatribe of those 20 formative years. And so it continue in the process of perfecting "the republican idea." One is continuingly reminded of Abraham Lincoln's timeless insight, "testing whether a nation so conceived can long endure."
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GILBERT DEGENHARDT, Cape Girardeau
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