We had a better sense of history. of education. of models. of role models and heroes and patriots and the glories of democracy. One could not think of being an American without glorifying democracy. and it came to us naturally. we Americans of Greek descent. So we were doubly pierced with the arrow of democracy and democratic action and civilized behavior and politics and the search for good government. all from the fourth grade on. all intermeshed with our going to church and learning about the religion and the background of our parents. those lovable immigrants who came here to become great Americans in their own right. One other note. When I mentioned that this was under the auspices of the church. that. too. was a natural phenomenon. having to do with the revolution of 1821. because it was a cleric. a churchman. who first raised the flag of independence on March 25. 1821.
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