The liberal media's attack on Sarah Palin caused me to learn more than what I had learned from Longfellow's poem.
The historians proved that Palin was correct and the media's attack ceased almost immediately.
The liberal media’s attack on Sarah Palin's assertion caused me to research the facts. I discovered Paul Revere's letter to Dr. Jeremy Belknap, which proved the historians and Sarah Palin were correct and the media was incorrect.
I learned Longfellow's poem as a young boy and it still moves me. Thanks for posting it.
My father, who only had an eighth-grade education, knew "Paul Revere's Ride", "Song of Hiawatha", "Concord Hymn", "O Captain, My Captain", "Old Ironsides", and a host of other classic poems by heart. That was the education they received in those days. It was his pride in that knowledge that inspired my love of great poetry. I'm glad there are others who share that love.