Every poor son of this commonwealth
There is a statue in Sylvester Park, Olympia, Washington, of John Rankin Rogers.
Born in Burnswick, Maine, September 4th, 1838.
Died in Olympia, Washington, December 26th, 1901.
Twice Governor of Washington.
Philosopher and Statesman.
Author of the Barefoot Schoolboy Law, which gives to every poor son of this Commonwealth a fair education.
Governor Rogers' favorite motto:
"I would make it impossible for the covetous and avaricious to utterly impoverish the poor. The rich can take care of themselves."
Auriel Ragmon says:
We need a living wage, universal health care and education through college. We should be trying to make it feasible for more parents to spend more time with their kids. That is the way to support families and our society. Pay the inheritance tax and contribute to heritage. You can be very proud of yourself when you support our country this way. It is a great thing to help.
Born in Burnswick, Maine, September 4th, 1838.
Died in Olympia, Washington, December 26th, 1901.
Twice Governor of Washington.
Philosopher and Statesman.
Author of the Barefoot Schoolboy Law, which gives to every poor son of this Commonwealth a fair education.
Governor Rogers' favorite motto:
"I would make it impossible for the covetous and avaricious to utterly impoverish the poor. The rich can take care of themselves."
Auriel Ragmon says:
We need a living wage, universal health care and education through college. We should be trying to make it feasible for more parents to spend more time with their kids. That is the way to support families and our society. Pay the inheritance tax and contribute to heritage. You can be very proud of yourself when you support our country this way. It is a great thing to help.
posted by Auriel Ragmon | 11:31 AM
2 Comments:
I really like the quote on that statue. There are grooves around the writing, as if some writing was erased. I'd like to know what that message looked like years ago.
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