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walkingman

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1. Is the poem by Emma Lazarus simply a memory from the past?....

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2026, 12:13 AM

Jun 26

"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

For me, it is obvious we are a declining nation. Continuing tolerance for mediocrity has destroyed our once proud nation. Not sure if we can put it back together again?

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Is the poem by Emma Lazarus simply a memory from the past?.... walkingman Jun 26 #1

Damn good question! Rhiannon12866 Jun 26 #2