Jefferson Owned Slaves. He Did Not Believe

Within Easy Company They Had Made The Best Friends They Had Ever Had, Or Would Ever Have. They Were Prepared To Die For Each Other; More Important, They Were Prepared To Kill For Each Other.

Friendships Are Different From All Other Relationships. Unlike Acquaintanceship, Friendship Is Based On Love. Unlike Lovers And Married Couples, It Is Free Of Jealousy. Unlike Children And Parents, It Knows Neither Criticism Nor Resentment. Friendship Has No Status In Law. Business Partnerships Are Based On A Contract. So Is Marriage. Parents Are Bound By Law. But Friendships Are Freely Entered Into, Freely Given, And Freely Exercised.

Friends Never Cheat On Each Other, Or Take Advantage, Or Lie. Friends Do Not Spy On One Another, Yet They Have No Secrets. Friends Glory In Each Other's Successes And Are Downcast By The Failures. Friends Minister To Each Other, Nurse Each Other. Friends Give To Each Other, Worry About Each Other, Stand Always Ready To Help. Perfect Friendship Is Rarely Achieved, But At Its Height It Is An Ecstasy.

To Have Some Parts Flowing Free Again . . . With Deer Grazing On Its Banks . . . Ducks And Geese Raising Their Young In The Backwaters . . . Eddies And Twists And Turns For Canoeists . . . And Fishing Opportunities Such As Lewis And Clark Enjoyed . . . Would Be The Finest Possible Tribute To The Men Of The Expedition, And A Priceless Gift For Our Children.

I Was Taught By Professors Who Had Done Their Schooling In The 1930s. Most Of Them Were Scornful Of, Even Hated, Big Business.