tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2450908114832969256.post4237258991493825150..comments2021-06-12T23:22:27.649-07:00Comments on ThePoint: A North Carolina 20th Century Treasure - Sam J. Ervinbbogodfrey17@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15445063777962407833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2450908114832969256.post-26403952004777553802012-01-07T07:27:14.378-08:002012-01-07T07:27:14.378-08:00I am pleased to get your comment, Charles. Thank ...I am pleased to get your comment, Charles. Thank you. I had remembered that you worked on his staff. Great memories for you, I am sure. Sam was wise, eloquent, and steadfast. His best speech from the floor of the Senate, one the best Senate speeches ever, appears in a Feb. 4, 2010 blog I did. The subject was separation of church and state, which he felt strongly about. You may wish to read it at some point.bbogodfrey17@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15445063777962407833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2450908114832969256.post-3668232173437494442012-01-07T06:53:18.549-08:002012-01-07T06:53:18.549-08:00Senator Ervin's legacy should not be forgotten...Senator Ervin's legacy should not be forgotten, so I am gratified to see this fine entry in his name. It was my pleasure to be on his staff for two summers in the late '60s. I learned that Senator Sam was much more an intellectual leader than he was a politician. We were in awe of his ability to speak clearly about governing, wisely about national purpose, poetically about Scriptural meaning, and joyously about the follies of mankind. If the timing of nature had allowed, he would have been equally at home as a Founding Father of this country. No, we should never forget his life and work while among us.Charles Malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561177774794432021noreply@blogger.com