"While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile." -- Madeleine Albright (1937-2022), former U.S. Secretary of State.
As has become our custom, here's John Philip Sousa's "The Stars and
Stripes Forever," played by the Band of Her Majesty's Grenadier Guards
at Blenheim Palace, to honor the founding of our nation on the Fourth of
July, 1776. This year, 248 years later, will be a test as to just how fragile is our democracy. But for today, have fun and be safe.
