Betsy Manlove wrote:
>
> I have been following bits and pieces of the Memorial Day discussion and it
> struck me that my reaction to the original posting ("remember") was quite
> different from anything I have read. I attended a Quaker elementary and
> high school in Philadelphia, USA and, as I recall, never had the day off
> from school for Memorial Day until 12th grade. I always assumed that this
> was because Quakers are pacifists so they didn't observe a holiday that
> could be seen as "supporting" war. On the other hand, maybe they just
> wanted us to have more days of schooling....I don't know.
>
> In any case, my reaction to the original posting was to "remember" that
> humans have a history of violence and conflict toward each other and that
> violence, by itself, never provides a lasting solution to conflicts. I
> thought about the sorrow that war brings whenever and wherever it occurs.
> Just my 2 cents worth.....
>
> Betsy
>
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