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Where have all the statesmen gone in modern times
Ken Bredehoeft, retired teacher of Mont Belvieu, reflects on the aging of statesmanship. He contrasts early American leaders Madison Jefferson Adams and Washington with today’s political scene, lamenting a lack of strong figures of virtue and resolve. He recalls reading about the founding era to find inspiration and warns the nation’s future depends on capable leaders, both men and women.
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Paul Revere
James Thomas Flexner
Benedict Arnold
John Andre
Arnold
Boston
Bunker Hill
Lexington and Concord
Valley Forge
United States
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
Madison
Colonies
Hamilton
John Jay
Jefferson
University of Virginia
England
George
Continental Congress
Adams
George Washington
Washington
Revolutionary Army
Mount Vernon
Philadelphia
Margaret Thatcher