for later
Saving this! thanks for a great find.
"We are the pioneers of the world; the advance guard sent on through the wilderness of untried things..."
In the book he is speaking about what it is we are as Americans and what it means to be an American.
This was written over 150 years ago and is still true to this day. As Americans, it is in our very blood to explore the unknown, to push the envelope and never settle for what we have, instead to strive for what could be.
To cut away from our drive to explore(even if it is for financial reasons) is the most un-American thing I can think of. It's who we are and what truly makes us special in this world. It's why every one of our ancestors pulled up their roots from wherever they came from and bet everything on this Country.
Space is the frontier now and to explore it is who we are, and who we have always been.