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Democracy

Charles Schulz wrote to a young fan about faith in democracy in 1970. It still hits hard.

'Certainly all any of us can do is follow our own conscience and retain faith in our democracy.'

"Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz had some powerful thoughts about democracy.

The U.S. has just voted in the 2022 midterm elections, with millions of Americans participating in one of the great gifts of democracy. Our free and fair elections are foundational to the success of our democratic experiment, but unfortunately, unfounded claims of widespread election fraud have served to shake that foundation to its core and tragically deepen divisions among the American citizenry.

That's one reason a letter written by "Peanuts" comic creator Charles Schulz exactly 52 years ago is resonating with many.

According to KQED, a fifth grade class at a Beverly Hills elementary school had been given an assignment to write a letter to a person they admired and ask them, "What makes a good citizen?" A 10-year-old named Joel Lipton sent his letter to Schulz, and the comic writer responded.

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