Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Historical Events Quotes
Community SpiritHistorical EventsPatriotismPolitical EngagementYouth Experience My earliest realization of the stir of national life was the torch parade in the Garfield campaign. On that occasion, I was not only allowed out that night, but I saw the lamps being filled and lighted.
DemographicsEconomic CrisisFinancial SystemsHistorical EventsPublic Policy Some calamities - the 1929 stock market crash, Pearl Harbor, 9/11 - have come like summer lightning, as bolts from the blue. The looming crisis of America's Ponzi entitlement structure is different. Driven by the demographics of an aging population, its causes, timing and scope are known.