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The joy of going to Grand Isle in the Seventies

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Jan 30, 2021
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Grand Isle, the Cannes of the Cajun Riviera

Sir Roger Scruton spent the last six months of his life fighting cancer. Shortly before the end, he wrote, “Coming close to death you begin to know what life means, and what it means is gratitude.” Earlier, Scruton wrote that the natural disposition for a conservative is one of gratitude. He believed that conte…

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