"We have met the enemy, and he is us."

Thanks for the reminder.
My big brother taught me to read when I was about five years old, using Pogo books. So Christmas is always a little rough for me, because I have some different lyrics running through my head :)
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This was particularly meaningful lately, eh?


". .. Specializations and markings of individuals everywhere abound in such profusion that major idiosyncrasies can be properly ascribed to the mass. Traces of nobility, gentleness and courage persist in all people, do what we will to stamp out the trend. So, too, do those characteristics which are ugly. It is just unfortunate that in the clumsy hands of the cartoonist all traits become ridiculous, leading to a certain amount of self-conscious expostulation and the desire to join battle.

"There is no need to sally forth, for it remains true that those things which make us human are, curiously enough, always close at hand. Resolve, then, that on this very ground, with small flags waving and tiny blasts of tiny trumpets, we shall meet the enemy, and not only may he be ours, he may be us."


:)
 
Walt Kelly was a genius with heart, and Pogo was a great gift to us all.
It's sad that few if any of the books are in print now. They're still timeless.

"Deck us all with Boston Charlie"
as Pogo & friends used to sing.
 
I'd forgotten about Pogo. Much of the work was over my head when it was current.


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