Then and Now
* Racial conflicts, industrial strife, crime-ridden inner cities, unchecked corruption in Washington, unchecked greed on Wall Street, uncontrolled immigration and a growing gap between rich and poor.
Sound familiar? It was Herman Melville’s lament on post-Civil War America 130 years ago.
JOHN F. STOPP
Apple Valley
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