Thought for the day: If youre going to quote someone or something, then it would behoove you to read it first. For example: If you wish to use the inscription on The Statue of Liberty to make a point about the current immigration crisis, then you should know that it is a sonnet, written by Emma Lazarus, in 1883, called The New Colossus. Here are the words ... Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp! cries she With silent lips. Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door! Many of us owe a debt of gratitude to Lady Libertys generous hospitality ...
Posted on: Sun, 06 Jul 2014 13:34:31 +0000
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