In the America I grew up in, there was no greater virtue than a man’s honor.
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My Dad (1908-1992) has the words Proverbs 22:1 on his tombstone..
A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. Proverbs 22:1
My father was not a poor man but he impressed his family and friends with his virtue and his life rather than any wealth or property...
My father was quietly generous with his own belongings and money, not other peoples...
He would have called Ted Kennedy a “ratbag” the worse thing I ever heard from my father...
A ratbag to my father was the lowest a man could get...
my father would not have tipped his hat to Ted Kennedy in the street...
Your dad was a wise and honorable man.