Quote for a special occasion

In 1783 the Polish and American patriot Thaddeus Kosciuszko, in honor of the success of the American Revolution, wrote: "O! how happy we think our Self when Conscious of our deeds, that were started from principle of rectitude, from conviction of the goodness of the thing itself, from motive of the good that will Come to Human Kind."

Given the historic significance of the recent health care reform bill that President Obama signed, the quote is very applicable. I think somewhere out there General Kosciuszko is tipping his hat to President Obama.

For those of you who never heard of Thaddeus Kosciuszko, he was the architect of West Point and it was his plans that were stolen by Benedict Arnold to sell to the British. Teachers tend to leave that fact out when they teach students about Benedict Arnold's treason. One more thing, you most likely are continuing a tradition started by Kosciuszko: he was assigned the duty of arranging the first fireworks celebration marking the 1st anniversary of American independence in 1783.