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Craig Bruce Smith Profile picture
Craig Bruce Smith
@craigbrucesmith
Assoc Prof #militaryhistory @us_sams; #AmRev #Historian; Wrote "American Honor" https://t.co/xcrsR2PB5v Articles @time @thehill @politico @TheSpectator etc. Views mine.
Oct 19, 2021 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
1. Unfortunately, the statue of #ThomasJefferson that celebrates him for the #DeclarationOfIndependence & religious liberty will be removed from #NewYork #CityHall.

Here's why it should stay (or at least be displayed prominently elsewhere)

nytimes.com/2021/10/18/nyr… 2. Historical context matters. This is not like Confederate statues put up to celebrate the Lost Cause, racism, or slavery.

It is to commemorate the equality of the Declaration of Independence.

While not perfect equality, it was a tremendous step forward in world history.
Jul 30, 2021 • 22 tweets • 7 min read
"Finding the #smallpox to be spreading much and fearing that no precaution can prevent it from running through the whole of our Army...", General #GeorgeWashington instituted the first mandatory widespread #inoculation order in #militaryhistory on Feb 6 1777. #COVID19 #vaccines 2. GW recognized the risks especially that inoculation, unlike vaccines, led to the contraction of a "less" virulent case. "This Expedient may be attended with some inconveniences and some disadvantages, but yet I trust in its consequences will have the most happy effects."