Happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.
— George Washington,
Letter the Jewish congregation of Newport, Rhode Island [1790] |
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September 15, 2022
Chile’s Lessons for Americans
In a nationwide vote, Chilean voters recently rejected a new constitution that was being proposed to them. The rejection was surprising because Chileans had previously voted in favor of having a new constitution to replace the constitution put into place by Chilean military general Augusto Pinochet after he took power in a coup in 1973. It’s worth revisiting that coup because it provides … |
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