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Joe keeps the faith. Lawrence Henry’s resume. In the Novak. Plus more.
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Jerrold Goldblatt
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Arlington, Virginia
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Joe Kennedy might be impressed that, “Hugo Chavez can quote Thomas
Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln by heart,” but of greater insight are
the words of an old, dead, and European male writer, “The devil can
cite Scripture for his purpose.” (William Shakespeare
The
Merchant of Venice
, Act I, scene iii, line 99) For Chavez,
reciting quotations is vastly different than speaking sincerely and
legislating ethically. When one is rich in the pocket but bankrupt
in morals, as seems to be the case with Joe Kennedy, stating one of
your heroes can quote great American patriots counts more than
policy. Ultimately, if a man is to be judged, let it be by his
actions since actions reflect the true man more than the greatest
of rhetoric.
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—
Ira M. Kessel
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Rochester, New York
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