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Friday, April 06, 2007

Happy Tartan Day

‘Tis Tartan Day and the 4th annual Gathering of the Blogs. Thanks, as always, to Ith for hostessing the blog-event again this year.

The Declaration of Arbroath is why we of Scots descent celebrate this day. It was used as a model for the American Declaration of Independence. What I find fascinating is that it’s really more of a prayer than a declaration. It’s also a good recollection of the history of Scotland.

One excerpt that I think rings true for all Scotsmen and Americans alike:

It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom—for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.

Please go read the whole thing. It’s quite powerful.

Happy Tartan Day.

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