https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2009/06/25/the-way-it-was-is-rockefeller-obsolete/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 03:10:37 -0400<![CDATA[In July 1941, in the course of a radio broadcast appeal on behalf of the United Service Organizations and the National War Fund, John D. Rockefeller Jr. articulated several guiding beliefs or life principles that he and his wife endeavored to follow in bringing up their family. There are ten in all, and you can see them inscribed on a large brass plaque on the concourse leading into Rockefeller Center in New York City. Several, alas, belong on the List of Endangered Moral Sentiments. I am thinking in particular of these four:]]>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:42:22 -0400<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2009/06/25/the-way-it-was-is-rockefeller-obsolete-n115856