Dear Grade V:
I am happy to participate in your project. I have a favorite quotation from a poem called “Outwitted,” by Edwin Markham. This particular stanza sums up the strategy of inclusiveness that I employ at every opportunity in my political life:
He drew a circle that shut me out,
Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
But Love and I had the wit to win,
We drew a circle that took him in!
I hope this has been useful. Thank you for asking. Best wishes for a successful project.
Sincerely,
