The old saying Is "old soldiers never die" - sadly they do. Colin Powell led with honor, a man of integrity and a calming force in a world too often chaotic. Like all of us, he was not perfect. But he loved his country and gave it his all. May his example guide us forward.
Following the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, the Abbey's tenor bell has begun tolling 99 times, once for each year of his life.
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The tenor bell is the largest of the Abbey's ten bells and is traditionally tolled upon the death of a member of the Royal Family.
It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle.
From coast to coast many celebrate all things Irish by hoisting pints of Guinness and attending parades. But these familiar annual traditions werenโt imported from Ireland. They were made in America. #StPatricksDay โ๏ธ
@MightyHeaton I just listened to your "Fall of the Berlin Wall" episode after hearing you on @ThomasEWoods and I LOVED it! I'm officially going to assign it as an extra credit opportunity in my AP Euro class. ๐ Thank you for your hard work!
โI had quite forgotten about the pleasures of the mind which are intrinsically evil. The pleasure, say, of having a grievance.โ โC.S. Lewis, Letters to Malcolm
โThe pleasure of having a grievance.โ
โIntrinsically evil.โ
A call for serious 21st century soul searching.