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Megane 2022-06-19 17:43:09
Excerpts from Mr Rogers University speech
When I was at Dartmouth in the late 1940s, the tuition, room, and board all added up to $1,100 a year. Nobody owned a home computer, and hardly anyone had a television set. And those who did, there was a choice of three channels. I'm not sure if Jeanne Shaheen was even born yet, but very few people...
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Letitia 2022-06-19 16:25:40
He created a sense of noble, loved existence
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In 2018, a documentary starring Tom Hanks, "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" received a 99% favorable rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film's protagonist Fred Rogers (Fred Rogers) is the United States' most famous and influential children's television program "Mr....
Jim Rogers
Won't You Be My Neighbor? quotes
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[regarding Fox News' attacks on Mr. Rogers' philosophies]
Junlei Li: The criticism goes like this: "You told everyone they're special. They don't have to do anything to earn that special. That's what's wrong with our country. That's what's wrong with children today." I'm sure by then Fred had heard the criticisms, but he's not talking about entitlement. And if you don't believe that everyone has inherent value, you might as well go against the fundamental notion of Christianity that you are the beloved son or daughter of God.
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[regarding the urban legends surrounding Fred]
Tom Junod: That, to me, is just, like, a classic example of people looking at Fred in all his eccentricity and singularity, and trying to basically say, "Well, that can't be. He has to be this way."
