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Brian D. O’Leary's avatar

All good stuff here. I’ve never really considered it, but I guess I’m now thankful it was Grant at Appomattox.

In other words, we wouldn’t have a country today if Sherman handed Lee’s surrender.

Roderick Albarran's avatar

It's important to remember the resilience that built the United States into what it is today. Thank you for sharing, brother, and happy fourth.

Joseph Pickett's avatar

Thank YOU! And happy fourth!!

The Timeless Traveler's avatar

The best part of American history is realizing how often it almost failed. The country was never inevitable. It survived because people kept showing up when the odds were terrible.

Joseph Pickett's avatar

Showing up against the odds. Never giving up. Sounds like a good strategy for other parts of life!

Brian D. O’Leary's avatar

Nothing is inevitable. Ken McCarthy has a book on the beginning of the internet. What we’re doing here was by no means the path that people set out on. Very few realized that the web was a place for commerce, yet here we are.

Commerce, education, entertainment … all wrapped up in a nice little package. But is the butterfly’s wings flapped in a slightly different pattern, we’d have none of it.