It's a nice coincidence that the November reading matches up so well with a general election here in the U.S. After reading so much over the last few months about the relationship between the state and the citizen and getting into the mental process that designed our current system, it works out well to then exercise that citizenry power. This cycle I'm much more mindful than I ever have been of just how long a history goes into this practice of democracy. Today I'm thinking of the Greeks and their various styles of government. And I'm thinking of the Romans and their evolution from Republic to Empire and oblivion.
I'm also mindful of the thinkers of the 17th and 18th century who could tell that a post-monarchy time was coming. They thought long and hard about how that time should be. Of all the people to whom we owe a debt, they may be one of the most forgotten. Where would be without them?
Good luck to us all and may we all make fine choices.
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