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alpha0  ·  4501 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The New Bell | Foundations | Foundry
That first bell cracked. A few inches here to there would not have remedied.

I mean, let us ask ourselves what "We" mean when we say a more perfect union.





mk  ·  4501 days ago  ·  link  ·  
    That first bell cracked. A few inches here to there would not have remedied.

So the same size? I thought perhaps a circumference of a meaningful number. It has been 260 years since the first was cast. 260 cm in circumference? That's 2.6m or 0.702702702... of the first bell.

To me, a more perfect union is the recognition that our liberty resides in the hearts of our fellow citizens.

alpha0  ·  4501 days ago  ·  link  ·  
    a meaningful number

Like that.

    To me, a more perfect union is the recognition that our liberty resides in the hearts of our fellow citizens.

Can't really parse that. The context is collective governance. The sentiment is sound and likely useful as a tool to determine the state of the union. Or to be clear :) why don't you go around and ask your fellow about the state of their heart (in this context)...