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Monthly Archives: September 2026
First Principles: It Matters Not How A Man Dies, But How He lives
“It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.” – Samuel Johnson Every day, our lives of reading, thinking, and customs we choose to follow are on display as if a living parade of standards kept, and those … Continue reading
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Tagged Death, First Principles, Legacy, Lives, Mankind, Samuel Johnson, Standards, Wisdom
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Thought For the Day: There Is No More Certain Sign of A Narrow Mind, of Stupidity, and of Arrogance Than To Stand Aloof From Those Who Think Differently From Us
“There is no more certain sign of a narrow mind, of stupidity, and of arrogance, than to stand aloof from those who think differently from us.” – Walter Savage Landor Regardless of political or other stance, there are only rare … Continue reading
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First Principles: The Conscience Is Left Free From All Restraint, and Each Is Permitted To Worship His Maker After His Own Judgment
“The United States have adventured upon a great and noble experiment, which is believed to have been hazarded in the absence of all previous precedent – that of total separation of Church and State. No religious establishment by law exists … Continue reading
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Tagged Absence, Church and State, Concience, Experiment, First Pinciples, Free, John Tyler, Judgment, Law, Maker, Precedent, Religious Establishment, Restraint, Separation, United States, Worship
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Thought For the Day: Unlimited Tolerance Must Lead To the Disappearance of Tolerance
“Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them. … Continue reading
First Principles: There Is Nothing More Corrupting, Nothing More Destructive of the Noblest and Finest Feelings of our Nature, Than the Exercise of Unlimited Power
“There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power.” – William Henry Harrison
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Tagged Corruption, Destruction, Exercise, Fine Feelings, First Principles, Nature, Noble, Unlimited Power, William Henry Harrison
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Thought For the Day: When You Are In Your Worst Moods, Wait. Be Patient. The Storm Will Pass. The Spring Will Come
“When you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come.” – Robert Schuller
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Tagged Arrival, Mood, Passage, Patience, Robert Schuller, Spring, Storm, Thought For the Day, Worst
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First Principles: The Less Government Interferes With Private Pursuits, the Better For General Prosperity
“The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity.” – Martin Van Buren
Thought For the Day: Somewhere Inside All of Us Is the Power To Change the World
“Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.” – Roald Dahl
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First Principles: I Quote Others Only In Order the Better To Express Myself
“I quote others only in order the better to express myself.” – Michel de Montaigne For those who are wondering, the move is going fairly well. I should have my internet connected and my computer up and running this coming … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Treat the Earth Well: It Was Not Given To You By Your Parents, It Was Loaned To You By Your Children
“Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children.” – Crazy Horse
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