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The Lone Ranger Remembered
Just a quick note on the death of The Lone Ranger, Clayton Moore. I remember watching the Lone Ranger on Ch. 11 when I was a kid. It was syndicated before syndication was cool. It was a great show for kids because it helped instill them with the principles that the boomer generation has rejected. Looking back now I see it was a powerful reinforcement of the principles our parents taught us. I have reprinted the Lone Ranger Creed below. A wonderfully conservative statement. God bless the Lone Ranger, and may Clayton Moore rest in peace.
The Lone Ranger Creed
I believe:
* That to have a friend, a man must be one.
* That all men are created equal and that everyone has within himself the power to make this a better world.
* That God put the firewood there, but every man must gather and light it himself.
* In being prepared physically, mentally and morally to fight when necessary, for that which is right.
* That a man should make the most of what equipment he has.
* That "This government, of the people, by the people, and for the people" shall live always.
* That men should live by the rule of what is best for the greatest number.
* That sooner or later, somewhere, somehow, we must settle with the world and make payment for what we have taken.
* That all things change but truth, and that truth alone lives on forever.
* In my Creator, my country, my fellow man.
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