PoliticalChic
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....and that's not always a good thing.
Especially in contemporary America, since the Left has assumed control of the schools and the media, and Democrats control New Jersey......
Here's an interesting example.
1. A rest stop on the New Jersey Turnpike is the Richard Stockton rest stop.
"Richard Stockton (October 1, 1730 – February 28, 1781) was an American lawyer, jurist, legislator, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. ...
In 1776, Stockton was elected to the Second Continental Congress,.... Stockton was the first person from New Jersey to sign the Declaration of Independence.
2. .... on November 30, 1776, he [was] captured in the middle of the night, dragged from their beds by loyalists, stripped of their property and ....He was then moved to Provost Prison in New York, where he was intentionally starved and subjected to freezing cold weather. After nearly five weeks of brutal treatment, Stockton was released on parole, his health ruined.[3]"
Richard Stockton Continental Congressman - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
One can see why Stockton was honored with his name on the 'Pike.'
3. But......
..."Stockton was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. But he "lost almost everything" because he literally fled from the Revolutionary cause when British forces approached his beloved estate of Morven. After being captured and imprisoned, he signed a declaration of allegiance to the King.
Still later, he became a turncoat for a second time when he abjured his oath to the British monarch and signed another oath of allegiance to the American Congress.
... he had lost the respect and esteem of his community. .... Given his self-interested behavior during the Revolutionary period,....."
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Questionable character.....?
Well then...who should have been honored?
4. On this day, February 5th, of 1723 John Witherspoon was born (died 11/15/1794).
He was the only clergyman to sign the Declaration of Independence as representative from New Jersey. He was the 6th president of the Presbyterian College of New Jersey, now known as Princeton. Founded in 1746 as a counter to the Church of England’s influence, Princeton was a hotbed of Presbyterian/Whig sentiment.
Called “the most influential teacher in the history of America, his tutelage produced a U.S. President, a vice president, twenty-one senators, twenty-nine congressmen, and twelve state governors.
"Alexander Hamilton," by Ron Chernow, p. 47
Did you see the reason Witherspoon was not considered by the Left to be eligible for honors?
Especially in contemporary America, since the Left has assumed control of the schools and the media, and Democrats control New Jersey......
Here's an interesting example.
1. A rest stop on the New Jersey Turnpike is the Richard Stockton rest stop.
"Richard Stockton (October 1, 1730 – February 28, 1781) was an American lawyer, jurist, legislator, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. ...
In 1776, Stockton was elected to the Second Continental Congress,.... Stockton was the first person from New Jersey to sign the Declaration of Independence.
2. .... on November 30, 1776, he [was] captured in the middle of the night, dragged from their beds by loyalists, stripped of their property and ....He was then moved to Provost Prison in New York, where he was intentionally starved and subjected to freezing cold weather. After nearly five weeks of brutal treatment, Stockton was released on parole, his health ruined.[3]"
Richard Stockton Continental Congressman - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
One can see why Stockton was honored with his name on the 'Pike.'
3. But......
..."Stockton was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. But he "lost almost everything" because he literally fled from the Revolutionary cause when British forces approached his beloved estate of Morven. After being captured and imprisoned, he signed a declaration of allegiance to the King.
Still later, he became a turncoat for a second time when he abjured his oath to the British monarch and signed another oath of allegiance to the American Congress.
... he had lost the respect and esteem of his community. .... Given his self-interested behavior during the Revolutionary period,....."
Mailbox
Questionable character.....?
Well then...who should have been honored?
4. On this day, February 5th, of 1723 John Witherspoon was born (died 11/15/1794).
He was the only clergyman to sign the Declaration of Independence as representative from New Jersey. He was the 6th president of the Presbyterian College of New Jersey, now known as Princeton. Founded in 1746 as a counter to the Church of England’s influence, Princeton was a hotbed of Presbyterian/Whig sentiment.
Called “the most influential teacher in the history of America, his tutelage produced a U.S. President, a vice president, twenty-one senators, twenty-nine congressmen, and twelve state governors.
"Alexander Hamilton," by Ron Chernow, p. 47
Did you see the reason Witherspoon was not considered by the Left to be eligible for honors?