I am sensitive to the conflicting emotions of these letters. I believe, however, that it is not up to any one of us to alter history. This is not the Orwellian future where history can just vanish or change. This is not Stalinistic Russia where people become non-persons. This is an open society where we respect history.
History is good.
History is bad. We cannot hide from it. We cannot change it. And our future can be better because of it. In addition hanging Governor Agnew's portrait, we are making space for Governor Schaefer's portrait which will be hung sometime in the near future.