tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post6515557408816301461..comments2024-03-28T17:33:32.921-04:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: The Downfall of PiracyPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-53047998699235454612015-11-23T18:14:06.875-05:002015-11-23T18:14:06.875-05:00Anon 8:57 you said it. Find me one 12 year old, on...Anon 8:57 you said it. Find me one 12 year old, one 25 year old that could turn out something like young Franklin did. America was in good hands back then which is why it turned out so special. Thank you Philip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-21292811008079471472015-11-23T08:57:13.581-05:002015-11-23T08:57:13.581-05:00My Goodness. I do not know of the tune but sometim...My Goodness. I do not know of the tune but sometimes the words and meter lend themselves to improvising a new melody perhaps. TWELVE years old!! this pre teen was talented. This is an example of what a child prodigy he was. Well John Adams Jr was fluent in French and at the age of 14 he went to Russia and helped with a diplomatic mission to call on Catherine the Great of Russia. Yes, they were children of wealthy connected prosperous aristocrats educated by private tutors and were made aware at an early age of their personal responsibility to their family, and country . We had a strong foundation back then but now the winds of change have shifted. When will the young people wake up to the fact that they need to frame the discussion on important topics-- the next president ill no doubt choose a few Supreme Court Justices or two. It is not all about the bass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com