The New Source Of Divisiveness Is The

Our Common Language Is English. And Our Common Task Is To Ensure That Our Non-english-speaking Children Learn This Common Language.

When We Were Attacked On Sept. 11, We Knew The Main Reason For The Attack Was That Islamists Hated Our Way Of Life, Our Virtues, Our Freedoms. What We Never Imagined Was That The Free Press - An Institution At The Heart Of Those Virtues And Freedoms - Would Be Among The First To Surrender.

Have We Come To The Point Where It Is Now Considered A Secular Blasphemy To Acknowledge The Name Of God At All?

"honor Never Grows Old, And Honor Rejoices The Heart Of Age. It Does So Because Honor Is, Finally, About Defending Those Noble And Worthy Things That Deserve Defending, Even If It Comes At A High Cost. In Our Time, That May Mean Social Disapproval, Public Scorn, Hardship, Persecution, Or As Always, Even Death Itself. The Question Remains: What Is Worth Defending? What Is Worth Dying For? What Is Worth Living For?

The Elementary School Must Assume As Its Sublime And Most Solemn Responsibility The Task Of Teaching Every Child In It To Read. Any School That Does Not Accomplish This Has Failed.