Harvard’s president on public service and the rebirth of patriotism, in the Wall Street Journal.
There was a time in our country when if you turned on the news and American troops were engaged in battle, Walter Cronkite said, “Our soldiers prevailed today.” Or, “Our soldiers struggled today.” It was a very significant thing for our country, I believe, when that pronoun “our” ceased to be part of the description of what the American military did. It was a very significant thing for our country when the tragic events of the Vietnam War period led to disaffection, which in many ways lives with us today, toward people who wear uniforms.
An interesting piece (from a speech at the John F. Kennedy School of Government).
(Via InstaPundit)
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