Joyanna Adams

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Nobody Flashes President’s Rule Book

 
Nobody Flashes: President’s Day.
Sorry, I still think of George Washington on President’s day, no matter how many ‘Presidents” want to steal his glory.
 
Let them all get on a horse and lead men to battle if they want to be included.
 
This is a picture from Tom Hanks great HBO series on John Adams. If you have never seen this wonderful movie, put it on your bucket list.
 
George Washington carried a little book around with him called, Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior… to guide him in his life. The lst rule, went like this:

                         Every action done in company ought to be with some sign of respect to those that are present.

 Now…watch this video, of a mob attacking Fox News reporters for doing their job, to realize that maybe we should make Washington’s book mandatory reading in our schools.
 
HA! Okay…I know…won’t happen. How about just posting the rules on the doors of IHOP?

February 21, 2011 - Posted by | Presidents |

2 Comments »

  1. Hey, that was great! I’ll gonna use that one in all my conversations…

    And of course, I will morally give you the credit!

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    Joyanna Adams's avatar Comment by joyannaadams | February 21, 2011 | Reply

  2. Right you are Joyanna, rules are necessary and need to be learned, but without the desire to obey the rules, they aren`t worth a hill of beans ! Just knowing the rules isn`t enough.

    I`m reminded of the debate between “ethics” and “morals”.
    A person who understands the rules, but who might or might not obey them depending on the situation, could be called “an ethical man”.
    A person who understands the rules and holds them in his heart and always obeys them, could be called “a moral man”.

    Put another way, the “ethical man” knows that he shouldn`t cheat on his wife, while the “moral man” simply would never cheat on his wife !

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    SignPainterGuy's avatar Comment by SignPainterGuy | February 21, 2011 | Reply


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