Do you hear what I hear?

"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."

Just a historical quote for the day, right? I wrote various entries about today over the years and I'll just cite the one about Danielle Allen's excellent book on the DOI. Happy 4th!

Meanwhile, protestor at Statue of Liberty today. It's the day for it. Also, RBG posted some remarks and they included a reference to Emma Lazarus.