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Judging Patron Saints

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January 26, 2012

Kenneth P. Ruscio, President, Washington and Lee University, writes: Sadly, almost any topic in our modern society becomes politicized, forcing us into a corner where we must choose to be for or against. Opinion comes first, interpretation comes later, if at all. Simplicity is the order of the day. Dealing with complexity is inconvenient. So it is with the irresistible urge to judge historical figures such as Thomas Jefferson, Robert E. Lee and even George Washington - deciding whether we are pro or con, and then injecting them into our contemporary partisan conflicts.

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