tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578211154898336570.post4388229367738192913..comments2023-08-19T02:57:39.271-05:00Comments on A Civic People: Current Writers: George Weigel 5/3/18Phil Beaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01453746828255478352noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578211154898336570.post-40313227338478006622014-04-12T22:51:33.791-05:002014-04-12T22:51:33.791-05:00Josh, I will revise this essay to clarify my thesi...Josh, I will revise this essay to clarify my thesis and to correct the confusing sentence you identified. Regarding the blog, I agree; I should write a book with a plan like you suggest. To respond today, I added "labels" which enabled me to arrange the essays so the reader can tell what category I think that essay belongs to. Thank you so much for your time to read and comment.Phil Beaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453746828255478352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4578211154898336570.post-34169759536844537892014-04-10T23:35:26.141-05:002014-04-10T23:35:26.141-05:00Hmmm... there is so much here Phil. A lot of great...Hmmm... there is so much here Phil. A lot of great and powerfully simple thoughts. I know that doesn't offer much of an opinion, but as a reader, I feel slightly scatterbrained and unable to reply to any general topic. I am often lost as to your ultimate thesis. Well, haha, I know your ultimate thesis is to promote "We the People of the United States of America" ...what I mean to suggest is taking a specific route (and or noting detours of thought). What comes to mind is the book I recently read by Nathaniel Branden called The 6 Pillars of Self-Esteem... In the introduction, he identifies the world of someone without self-esteem (your parallel could be the world without the preamble). Each preceding chapter then goes on to discuss a pillar... and while there a moments of overlap, they are brief and his return to the focus is swift (your parallel could be Justice, Domestic Tranquility, Common Defense, General Welfare, and Liberty). After each pillar Branden takes additional chapters to discuss examples and the effect of self-esteem in School, Work, Psychotherapy, and other areas (parallels: same-sex relationships, church, education, etc). The closing chapter discusses the world of a person following the 6 pillars and the epilogue concludes with exercises and recommending reading for further studies. Hope that helps. <br /><br /><br />Is there are word missing here or am I misreading?<br />"Just governance offers citizens guidance toward maintaining life long _?_ enough for the process of self-discovery to emerge and progress, and government’s duties begin before the child is conceived and continue during the decades that follow."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711079496084430389noreply@blogger.com