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In 1970, fifth-grader Joel Lipton sent a fan letter to Peanuts creator Charles Schulz, asking him what makes a good citizen.

Schulz's response couldn't be more relevant today.
Schulz wrote, "Sometimes it is the very people who cry out the loudest in favor of getting back to what they call 'American Virtues' who lack this faith in our country."
Schulz's letter emphasized the importance of following one's conscience and protecting "our smallest minorities"
—ideas that are lost on Trump cultists who wave upside down flags while tearing down the fabric of democracy.

The full text of the letter reads:
Dear Joel: I think it is more difficult these days to define what makes a good citizen then it has ever been before.
Certainly all any of us can do is follow our own conscience and retain faith in our democracy.
Sometimes it is the very people who cry out the loudest in favor of getting back to what they call "American Virtues" who lack this faith in our country.
I believe that our greatest strength lies always in the protection of our smallest minorities.
Sincerely yours,
Charles M. Schulz

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