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The_Edwards_Notebook-Thanksgiving · The Ron Edwards American Experience V2

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  Speaker 1: In recent years, much has been done to try and
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  Speaker 1: eradicate our Thanksgiving holiday. Hello, I'm Ron Edwards on today's
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  Speaker 1: page from the Edward's Notebook. As a little boy growing
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  Speaker 1: up in Cleveland, my dad taught me about the importance
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  Speaker 1: of Thanksgiving. He often reminded me that although they are
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  Speaker 1: those who hate our republic, but for some reason never
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  Speaker 1: have the intestinal fortitude to leave, but we the people
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  Speaker 1: are blessed to have been born in this land of plenty,
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  Speaker 1: where our Bill of Rights enumerates our inalienable rights, and
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  Speaker 1: the Constitution places restraints on government or is supposed to.
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  Speaker 1: Dad would also talk to me about great Americans like
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  Speaker 1: the Pilgrims and Abraham Lincoln who were motivated to declare
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  Speaker 1: days of thanksgiving and prayer, and other great Americans like
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  Speaker 1: Frederick Douglas who grew to love and give thanks for
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  Speaker 1: being in America despite the worldwide practice of slavery. Dad
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  Speaker 1: taught me that if we as Americans have problems, we
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  Speaker 1: should seek providential guidance and give thanks were our real solutions,
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  Speaker 1: so that we would always be that sweet land of
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  Speaker 1: liberty and justice. Were all happy Thanksgiving. I'm run at
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  Speaker 1: Wilson