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The lessons I've learned

The lessons I've learned

From Nixon's resignation to Trump's immunity

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Richard Galant
Sep 05, 2024
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On August 8, 1974, I lined up with friends to get free tickets for a Shakespeare play in Central Park’s Delacorte Theater. Sitting in the open air and watching the first act of “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” we were all aware that something much more meaningful was happening in America that night. One of my friends held a transistor radio to his ear.

“I h…

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