Joseph Pulitzer once said:
Put it before them
briefly so the will read it,
clearly so they will
appreciate it,
picturesquely so
they will remember it
and, above all,
accurately so they will be guided by its light.These stories are true, or at least my version of truth. We all have certain truths we believe in, right Obi-Wan? I do not apologize for misremembering history, or for being obtuse, unclear, or generally fuzzy on certain details. Any good storyteller will admit to bending certain facts here and there because in the end they make a better story.
With that being said, these stories are primarily for me, and to a certain extent, my descendants. They may help explain their ancestor when he's no longer around to have them sit on his lap and tell them the story himself.
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