Tunstall for City Council

History, being a subject all but forgotten in a digital age, possesses with it essential information regarding who we are and where we came from. It is often said, though misquoted, that “those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.” I state “misquoted” as the original remark was “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” This often misquoted remark was penned in Reason in Common Sense by George Santayana published in 1905. From my perspective, I prefer a thought from Cicero in that “History is indeed the witness of the times, the light of the truth.”

Often I am asked to state a given position regarding certain issues. As those issues are almost always political in nature, I tend to reflect on “where we came from” in order to postulate my own positions. I admire the set of principles set forth by our forefathers. I admire and respect the Constitution (both state and federal). Understanding the principles of enumerated powers came later in my life. It certainly cannot be claimed that I always upheld such a belief.