Editor,

My alma mater, Harvard University, has a motto of “Veritas”—Truth. It is difficult to perceive and define, but Truth is the essence of democracy. In our democracy, various factions, parties, and viewpoints engage each other, and usually some kind of consensus or compromise emerges. The process of “Truth Finding” was a fundamental democratic process founded in our Constitution. The Trump administration challenges “Veritas”/Truth and democracy on a daily basis. When Trump challenges Truth, Veritas and Harvard, he denies our Constitution, our democracy and our heritage. We should all be outraged by this chilling would-be dictatorial behavior.

David S. Sullivan

BA, Harvard 1965 cum laude

Oak Harbor