Thursday, February 5, 2009

Philladelphia


In my recent travels for work I went to Philladelphia. While there I was able to see some of the historical sites including Valley Forge, Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. At about this same time I began reading the book 1776 by David McCullough. What amazed and humbled me the most was that these great men, this small group of guys who changed the course of the world, were my age. The courage and dedication to challenge the greatest force on earth at the time because they believed they should is of a mettle we rarely see. George Washington had a quote that he liked to repeat that was a line from a play popular at the time. "Tis not in mortals to command success, but we'll do more, Sempronius, we'll deserve it."