‘Cover Stories’ Archives
“Reflections” Mirror the heart and soul of youth and elders
REFLECTIONS abound on each page of this issue. May your good reflections this Season of Holidays and Gatherings only be exceeded by the richness of revisited traditions and togetherness with family and friends. Semilla Poetry Contest Winners 7-10 YRS. OLD: Mariposa (Sp. and Eng.) Insectos con alas, tienen seis patas Vuelen, comen néctar, van a México Me hace sentir feliz, alegre Mariposas (more…)
Wendell Phillips HUMANITY”'S HERO “We came into this world to give truth a little jog onward and to help our neighbor”'s rights.” ”¦Wendell Phillips 1811-1884 200th Birthday Party for Phillips in Phillips 11-11-11
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“To Catch the Glow”
By Wendell Phillips Stafford, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, from 1911 Centennial Speech “”¦Not many men deserve to be remembered on their hundredth birthday; but Wendell Phillips”'s second centennial may be better observed than his first. ”¦” “”¦The battle has moved onward; there are fighters in the field. It is not an hour for curse or lamentation. It is an hour for consecration of knighthood, for vigil, and for vow. We do not come to praise you, Wendell Phillips; you have received already your eternal great reward. We have come to catch the glow of your great spirit and resolve to make our lives like yours. Here, where a century ago your life began, we are gathered to celebrate your coming with deep thanksgiving and with solemn joy, pledging ourselves anew to the grand purpose to which your life was devoted”“a war against all oppression, for the liberty of [...]
