Welcome back, Tom
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Welcome back Tom Paine, unsung American hero | Ben Macintyre - Times Online.
I would not blog in his name if I did not greatly admire the man. He was the most effective pamphleteer in history and had a hand in the founding of two of the republics I most admire. I do not doubt that, if he were alive today, he would blog far more fiercely and effectively than his humble and unworthy admirer. The world badly needs another Tom Paine, but I am conscious it is not me.
The idea that President Obama might replace the bust of Churchill in the Oval Office with one of a worthier Englishman is cheering on a gloomy day. I hope to attend the celebrations in Norfolk later this year of the bicentenary of Old Tom's death. Perhaps the President should make an appearance too?
h/t my anonymous reader from Teddington, who emailed me a PDF of the print article, which I had missed online. Thank you, kind sir.
I would not blog in his name if I did not greatly admire the man. He was the most effective pamphleteer in history and had a hand in the founding of two of the republics I most admire. I do not doubt that, if he were alive today, he would blog far more fiercely and effectively than his humble and unworthy admirer. The world badly needs another Tom Paine, but I am conscious it is not me.
The idea that President Obama might replace the bust of Churchill in the Oval Office with one of a worthier Englishman is cheering on a gloomy day. I hope to attend the celebrations in Norfolk later this year of the bicentenary of Old Tom's death. Perhaps the President should make an appearance too?
h/t my anonymous reader from Teddington, who emailed me a PDF of the print article, which I had missed online. Thank you, kind sir.