Enlightenment
“We have built no national temples but the Capitol; we consult no common oracle but the Constitution.” - Representative Rufus Choate, 1833
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#onthisday, September 17th, in 1787, the American experiment in enlightened government took a major step forward and a united government was formed. This new unified government simultaneously compounded and compromised the power of the 13 states that had once been colonies and had been separate governments. Although the constitution that was formed at that time had deep flaws in it, and supported existing power structures and social, racial, and gendered hegemony and unbalanced hierarchy, the crux of the idea behind the new United States was compromise and change. The Constitution was only ratified if it could be changed and amended leading to the unlimited potential for growth and betterment of the people that maintain the government. The fundamental principle is still with us today. And may it always be so. May we always grow and change to meet the times we are in.
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- On the National Mall, you are on Anacostan land. #FindYourPark
- shot on a #sonya7riv, #shotwithhoya’s polarizer with a 70-300 mm lens. ISO 100, f10, 5 secs. Edited in #Lightroom.
📍 #washington #washingtondc #constitution #constitutionday #nationalmall #nationalmalldc #uscapitol - #architecture - #usinterior #nationalparkgeek #nationalparkwonders #flickr #flickrfeature #bestoftheusa_nationalparks #nationalpark #nationalparkservice #longexposure_shots #yes_busa #agameoftones #eclectic_shot #lensbible #photooftheday #travelphotography #sonyalpha #bealpha : @sonyalpha @Lightroom @flickr @NationalParkService @USInterior @nationalparkgeek @bestoftheusa_nationalparks @national_park_photographer
Enlightenment
“We have built no national temples but the Capitol; we consult no common oracle but the Constitution.” - Representative Rufus Choate, 1833
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:
#onthisday, September 17th, in 1787, the American experiment in enlightened government took a major step forward and a united government was formed. This new unified government simultaneously compounded and compromised the power of the 13 states that had once been colonies and had been separate governments. Although the constitution that was formed at that time had deep flaws in it, and supported existing power structures and social, racial, and gendered hegemony and unbalanced hierarchy, the crux of the idea behind the new United States was compromise and change. The Constitution was only ratified if it could be changed and amended leading to the unlimited potential for growth and betterment of the people that maintain the government. The fundamental principle is still with us today. And may it always be so. May we always grow and change to meet the times we are in.
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- On the National Mall, you are on Anacostan land. #FindYourPark
- shot on a #sonya7riv, #shotwithhoya’s polarizer with a 70-300 mm lens. ISO 100, f10, 5 secs. Edited in #Lightroom.
📍 #washington #washingtondc #constitution #constitutionday #nationalmall #nationalmalldc #uscapitol - #architecture - #usinterior #nationalparkgeek #nationalparkwonders #flickr #flickrfeature #bestoftheusa_nationalparks #nationalpark #nationalparkservice #longexposure_shots #yes_busa #agameoftones #eclectic_shot #lensbible #photooftheday #travelphotography #sonyalpha #bealpha : @sonyalpha @Lightroom @flickr @NationalParkService @USInterior @nationalparkgeek @bestoftheusa_nationalparks @national_park_photographer