“Though people cannot be equal,

their access to education and opportunity

can be made more nearly equal.”

From The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant

(1968, Simon & Schuster) page 79

On July 4 it is a good idea to reflect on how far we have come as a country toward the ideals set in our founding documents. There is still far to go but progress has been made and hope for the future should triumph over anger about the failures of the past. Do you need some evidence that this is true? There are millions of people waiting in line to try to become Americans. Is that true anywhere else? We are not perfect but we are the best available choice.

Full Disclosure: This is a reprint of a post from June 2014