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The Rolling Stones sang, “You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, well, you might find, you get what you need.”

In the aftermath of a rowdy, personality infused, sometimes repulsing election, it’s time to put partisan preference, egocentricity and pride behind and move forward, finding common ground such as that which formed this country originally: “Freedom of Speech, Freedom to Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear” –Franklin Roosevelt.

Those of you who remember the Cuban Missile Crisis know what it’s like to live in fear of nuclear holocaust. That situation...