Page 1 (Part 3) Face the Facts

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Lila was a patriot and upheld the ideals of her country. She greatly admired George Washington (as we shall see in future posts) and he is a common visitor to her pages. But we also see writings by others who would challenge her young heart and make her face issues honestly. To own that anything COULD be improved was very possibly a radical thought which, if not uttered, was thought, felt, and preserved by Lila.

Face the Facts

BY HERMAN HAPGOOD

Love is not blind; not even the love

which we call patriotism. Determi-

nation and ability to see our country

as she is, her perils as well as her glories, is a

characteristic of the highest form of patriot-

ism. So Columbia asks of her sons and

daughter to-day, clear eyes and honest

hearts. Only thus can she be kept true to

her divine mission among the nations. Let

us know our nation as she is, that we may

help her to become what she should be.

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