The Autopia.org Moderators and I would like to take a moment to wish you and your family a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
2005 has been a hard year for many, not only here in America, but throughout the world. Our thoughts and prayers are with those who struggled or suffered great losses.
For our International friends, Thanksgiving is a truly unique American holiday that is simply an expression of gratitude. For most Americans, Thanksgiving holiday is a time for family, feasting, and football.
Thanksgiving was first established by George Washington on October 3, 1789 and reaffirmed as we know it today by Abraham Lincoln on October 3, 1863. A mere glance at their Thanksgiving proclamations reminds us of the noblest purposes of government, including its greatest ends—fighting war and educating its citizens—which fulfill all the objects of peace.
As our young men and women fight and die in Iraq and around the world, just as thousands died at home only a little more than four years ago, we should remember the war wisdom of Lincoln and the founding wisdom of Washington on Thanksgiving Day. Guided by prayer, we should recall our higher purposes. We enjoy the fruits of our leisure on account of the sacrifices of others today and before us.
Thanksgiving Day is a Memorial Day as well as for the family, feasting, and football that complete American life.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Sincerely,
David Bynon
Autopia Mayor
2005 has been a hard year for many, not only here in America, but throughout the world. Our thoughts and prayers are with those who struggled or suffered great losses.
For our International friends, Thanksgiving is a truly unique American holiday that is simply an expression of gratitude. For most Americans, Thanksgiving holiday is a time for family, feasting, and football.
Thanksgiving was first established by George Washington on October 3, 1789 and reaffirmed as we know it today by Abraham Lincoln on October 3, 1863. A mere glance at their Thanksgiving proclamations reminds us of the noblest purposes of government, including its greatest ends—fighting war and educating its citizens—which fulfill all the objects of peace.
As our young men and women fight and die in Iraq and around the world, just as thousands died at home only a little more than four years ago, we should remember the war wisdom of Lincoln and the founding wisdom of Washington on Thanksgiving Day. Guided by prayer, we should recall our higher purposes. We enjoy the fruits of our leisure on account of the sacrifices of others today and before us.
Thanksgiving Day is a Memorial Day as well as for the family, feasting, and football that complete American life.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Sincerely,
David Bynon
Autopia Mayor
