Some of us 21st century Americans are trying to raise a generation not weaned on TV & public ed., whose bookshelves are actually stocked with those four titles, among others. It wouldn't be completely out of place to think that Texas has a sizable contingent of those folks, perhaps even more than any other state (being The Former Republic).yerasimos wrote:Speaking broadly, 21st century Americans weaned on televison and public education are far different from the 18th century Americans who threw off the British yoke (with French assistance) and wrote the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, Common Sense, Anti-Federalist papers, etc.Lodge2004 wrote:When you throw in the independent mindset and aversion to authority inherent in the majority of US citizens, it becomes very clear how we booted the Brits out and later bled so profusely in the War Between the States.
JT,
been a Texan @ heart his whole life, but only by address for about 18 months
"I wasn't born in Texas but I got here as fast as I could."