What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” and American Citizenship: The Quest for Inclusion


Elayne Guzman

What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?
Quote:
 “The evil that men do, lives after them, the good is oft-interred with their bones”
Meaning:
 It means that evil deeds in history are often more easily remembered than the good ones. The good even when noticed, fade away in people’s memories, so that they die with them. It is a mean of observing that good people are many but that memory of what they have done for the world often vanishes without memories left, but those who had have committed evil deeds tend to be remembered for them.
Chosen:
I chose this quote because it represents today’s society for the most part. Doing good things is expected by society and although you as a person do good things, or what society think is acceptable, it usually goes unnoticed or forgotten. It has to be remembered for society to recognize and remember what you have done in the past. However, if we do something evil, society will remember forever, it does not to be remember, society will remember for generations and generations, as in the case o Hitler in Germany.

American Citizenship: The Quest for Inclusion
Quote:
“Excessive differences in wealth invite dependence of the rich on the services of the poor and dependence of the poor on the service of the rich”
Meaning:
It means that having excessive power and no matter how rich you are, at some point, you are going to need the service of the poor or let’s say, you will need the service of the poor for any services you request, you are going to be depending on the poor, regardless. Same goes for the poor, because of the rich excessive wealth and power, the poor now is dependent on the service of the rich in order to get what the poor needs or at least basic needs.
Chosen:
I chose this quote because I believe it is something that applies to society. I believe excessive power on the hands of someone, makes the opposite side vulnerable and more prone to being abused and that power of the rich to be abused with or without knowledge of doing it. Sometimes, the poor, less fortunate have to do that extra step in order to get what that person need from the rich, which I believe is something not fair to do or to be going through.
References:

What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” Frederick Douglass, July 5, 1852

 

American Citizenship: The Quest for Inclusion JUDITH SHKLAR THE TANNER LECTURES ON HUMAN VALUES Delivered at The University of Utah May 1and 2, 1989


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