You do not appear to have suffered 'burn out' following the publication of 'Breath of Fire.' Rather, 'Breath' seems to have, instead, lit the spark that is burning even brighter now in 'Trodden Under.'
(faith + courage + strength + wisdom + vision + resolve = success)
In this particular excerpt, I am especially moved by:
In this sense, the actions of the President are not nearly as precedent setting as those of Abraham Lincoln during the civil war when entire states sessions of legislature were cancelled and legislators imprisoned based on how they might vote during the secession question.
A very insightful reference to Lincoln's terribly wrenching decisions (which, in effect, suspended the Constitution), and which I know must have caused him incredible personal distress (....and which, along with other decisions, I believe he intended to undo, had he lived to be able to do so).
Also extremely effective:
While the nation was smaller and much more agrarian, while the means of communication and travel were slower and while the firearms of that day were not as advanced as those of today, one thing that has remained the same in the human heart. Those men understood human nature and allowed for it in an inspired way in putting together the government that has endured for so long. In the midst of establishing it, they themselves stated how critical an armed populace was in preserving the government that they created. All other considerations aside, I will put my faith in what they crafted and in their own words concerning it.
Amen.
Looking forward to curling up with Chapter Two this weekend. :)