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WRITINGS AND TEACHINGS

KENNETH WESTHUES
Professor Emeritus
University of Waterloo, Canada

Updated with quotes for February 2026:

Classic:
When even one American – who has done nothing wrong – is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth, then all Americans are in peril.
— Harry Truman, speech in Washington, D.C., 1951.

Direct:
In scholarly language, the foundation of democracy is often said to be public dialogue. In the Missouri idiom, it is loud, honest talk, so that all can hear.
— In Boone’s Lick Heritage, 2000.

Garden moment for February 2026:

At the Niagara Parks Floral Showhouse, the main flower of the display for the 2025 Christmas holidays was the poinsetta. For the first newdisplay of 2026, it's all kinds of cyclamen.

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