We're Not in Lake Wobegon Anymore

by Garrison Keillor

"...This is a great country,
and it wasn't made so by angry people.
We have a sacred duty to bequeath it to our grandchildren
in better shape than however we found it.
We have a long way to go and we're not getting any younger.

Dante said that the hottest place in Hell is reserved for those
who in time of crisis remain neutral,so I have spoken my piece,
and thank you, dear reader.
It's a beautiful world, rain or shine,
and there is more to life than winning."