Friday, June 3, 2011

King of Diamonds

Benjamin Rush
from his essay "On Patriotism"
October 20, 1773

Benjamin Rush, 1818 painting by Charles Willson Peale
Patriotism is as much a virtue as justice, and is as necessary for the support of societies as natural affection is for the support of families. The Amor PatriƦ is both a moral and a religious duty. It comprehends not only the love of our neighbors but of millions of our fellow creatures, not only of the present but of future generations.

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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Queen of Diamonds

James Madison's proposed wording of the First Amendment
The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States
June 8, 1789

James Madison, CA 1809-1817 painting by David Edwin
The civil rights of none shall be abridged on account of religious belief or worship, nor shall any national religion be established.
Madison's version of a "wall of separation".

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Reading American history is one thing. Being able to recall facts and events in the middle of a discussion is quite another. This "Early America Edition" Quint game is designed to strengthen memory while also proving a fun reminder of America's invaluable patriotic history. For others, it's an education.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Jack of Diamonds

Daniel Webster,
The Works of Daniel Webster
October 5, 1840

Daniel Webster ca 1849 painting by Richard Francis Nagle
Impress upon children the truth that the exercise of the elective franchise is a social duty of as solemn a nature as man can be called to perform; that a man may not innocently trifle with his vote; that every elector is a trustee as well for others as himself and that every measure he supports has an important bearing on the interests of others as well as on his own.

Find more in the new card game Quint: Early America Edition. Quint is a 5-suit deck of playing cards. The "Early America Edition" features numerous quotations, with original source references, from America's founders and more.

Reading American history is one thing. Being able to recall facts and events in the middle of a discussion is quite another. This "Early America Edition" Quint game is designed to strengthen memory while also proving a fun reminder of America's invaluable patriotic history. For others, it's an education.