Who Wants to Be a Square?

In Mark Twain's day, "square" was one of the best words in the language. You gave a man a square deal if you were honest. You gave him a square meal when he was hungry. When you got out of debt, you were square with the world. And that was when you could look your fellow man square in the eye. Then a lot of characters ran down the word. Result: A square today is a man who never learned to get away with it; a Joe who volunteers when he does not have to; a guy who gets his kick from trying to do something better than anyone else can; a boob who gets lost in his work. This country was discovered, put together, fought for and saved by "squares"--Nathan Hale, Patrick Henry, Paul Revere, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin. We need to get back to this nation's old beliefs in such things as ideas, pride, patriotism, loyalty, devotion--even hard work.