Dear Jake & Amelia,
We drove along the Hudson River to visit the home of Franklin D. Roosevelt, his library and museum. Now that we are in New York, every other car has a flag on it. The nation is in shock. As we turned into the drive to the Roosevelt home, we read the FDR quote on the entrance sign. "This great nation will endure, will revive, will prosper." Here was a message of hope. 

We also visited Val-Kill, Eleanor Roosevelt's nearby retreat and home. The stucco cottage  was a cozy collection of small rooms, not at all pretentious. In the playhouse, we watched a film about Eleanor. We listened to her speak during WWII. "And someday this present orgy of hate and war will come to an end and then there must be, somewhere in the world, a flame of love burning brightly enough to give the people of the world confidence to fight for a new order in which peace and good will will be permanent." 

The quotes seemed an appropriate response to the recent attack on the US. The Roosevelt's idealism was full of hope, full of an interest in humanity. Has it vaporized?

Nancy & Peter

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