When
people fear surveillance, whether it exists or not, they grow afraid to
speak their minds and hearts freely to their government or to anyone
else.
Sam Ervin
Samuel
James "Samy" Ervin, Jr. (September 27, 1896 – April 23, 1985) was an
American politician. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. Senator from North
Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A native of
Morganton, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often told
humorous stories in his Southern drawl. During his Senate career, Ervin
was a legal defender of the Jim Crow laws and racial segregation, as the
South's constitutional expert during the congressional debates on civil
rights. Unexpectedly, he became a liberal hero for his support of civil
liberties. He is remembered for his work in the investigation
committees that brought down Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1954 and
especially his investigation in 1972 and 1973 of the Watergate scandal
that led to the resignation in 1974 of President Richard Nixon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Ervin
(Catawba Valley Lodge 217, Morganton, NC)
Stephen Benton Elkins (September 26, 1841 –
January 4, 1911) was an American industrialist and political figure. He
served as the Secretary of War between 1891 and 1893. He served in the
Congress as a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico and a Senator
from West Virginia.
NM Montezuma Lodge 109 (MO Charter)
Arthur
Willard Pryor (September 22, 1870 – June 18, 1942) was a trombone
virtuoso, bandleader, and soloist with the Sousa Band. He was a prolific
composer of band music, his best known composition being "The Whistler
and His Dog". In later life, he was an American Democratic Party
politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County, New
Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders during the 1930s.
was a trombone
virtuoso, bandleader, and soloist with the Sousa Band. He was a prolific
composer of band music, his best known composition being "The Whistler
and His Dog". In later life, he was an American Democratic Party
politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County, New
Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders during the 1930s.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Pryor
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
Albert Camus
(Art by Adam Hughes)
