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Thought For the Day: A Compliment Is Something Like A Kiss Through A Veil
“A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.” -Victor Hugo, author (26 Feb 1802-1885)
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First Principles: To Be Prepared For War, Is One of the Most Effectual Means of Preserving Peace
“To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.” – George Washington (1790)
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Thought For the Day: There’s Nothing That Makes You So Aware of the Improvisation of Human Existence As A Song Unfinished. Or an Old Address Book.
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Thought For the Day: Unless the People, Through Unified Action, Arise and Take Charge of Their Government, They Will Find That Their Government Has Taken Charge of Them
“Unless the people, through unified action, arise and take charge of their government, they will find that their government has taken charge of them. Independence and liberty will be gone, and the general public will find itself in a condition … Continue reading
First Principles: The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind
“The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind.” – Thomas Jefferson (1790)
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First Principles: History and Experience Prove That Foreign Influence Is One of the Most Baneful Foes of Republican Government
“Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, (I conjure you to believe me fellow citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: The Theory of Democratic Government Is Not That the Will of the People Is Always Right, but…Will…Learn the Right And Better Course
“The theory of democratic government is not that the will of the people is always right, but rather that normal human beings of average intelligence will, if given a chance, learn the right and best course by bitter experience.” – … Continue reading
First Principles: In Proportion As the Structure of A Government Gives Force To Public Opinion, It Is Essential That Public Opinion Should Be Enlightened
“In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.” – George Washington (1796)
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