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Origins of the First Official American Flag

Published on July 5, 2020 By sirrahc

“The flag, like the Revolution it represents, was the work of many hands.” — Marla R. Miller, Betsy Ross and the Making of America (2010) When most Americans think of the first American flag, they think of upholsterer/seamstress Elizabeth Griscom “Betsy” Ross. The design attributed to her, with a circle of 13 stars within the […]

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Reckoned physiologically, everything ugly weakens and afflicts man. It recalls decay, danger, impotence; he actually suffers a loss of energy in its presence. The effect of the ugly can be measured with a dynamometer. Whenever man feels in any way depressed, he senses the proximity of something "ugly." His feeling of power, his will to power, his courage, his pride -- they decline with the ugly, they increase with the beautiful.
- Friedrich Nietzsche -

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