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First Principles: Before A Standing Army Can Rule, the People Must Be Disarmed; As They Are In Almost Every Kingdom of Europe
“Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe.” – Noah Webster (1787) When someone tells you that the right to bear arms exists for target practice and hunting, … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Socialists Have Always Spent Much of Their Time Seeking New Titles For Their Beliefs, Because the Old Versions So Quickly Become Outdated and Discredited
“Socialists have always spent much of their time seeking new titles for their beliefs, because the old versions so quickly become outdated and discredited.” – Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013)
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First Principles: The Greatest Good We Can Do Our Country Is To Heal Its Party Divisions and Make Them One People
“The greatest good we can do our country is to heal its party divisions and make them one people.” – Thomas Jefferson (1801)
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Thought For the Day: Genius Is the Gold In the Mine, Talent Is the Miner Who Works and Brings It Out
“Genius is the gold in the mine, talent is the miner who works and brings it out.” -Marguerite Gardiner, writer (1 Sep 1789-1849)
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First Principles: Of Those Men Who Have Over Turned the Liberties of Republics, the Greatest Number Have Begun Their Career By Paying…Court To the People…and Ending Tyrants
“Of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics, the greatest number have begun their career by paying an obsequious court to the people, commencing demagogues and ending tyrants.” -Alexander Hamilton (1787)
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You Cannot Hurt Me
You Cannot Hurt Meby Michael DoyleYou cannot hurt meIt’s beyond possibilityI am damaged goodsA babe lost in the woodsOf my own heart, my own mindLike innocence left far behindEvery day I wake up numbed by painAll of my good intentions, … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: The Greatest Sign of Success For A Teacher Is To Be Able To Say, “The Children Are Now Working As If I Did Not Exist”
“The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, “The children are now working as if I did not exist.” -Maria Montessori, educator (31 Aug 1870-1952)
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First Principles: Without Freedom of Thought There Can Be No Such Thing As Wisdom; and No Such Thing As Public Liberty, Without Freedom of Speech
“Without Freedom of Thought there can be no such Thing as Wisdom; and no such Thing as Public Liberty, without Freedom of Speech.” -Benjamin Franklin (1722)
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First Principles: The Mild Voice of Reason…Is…Too Often Drowned…By the Clamors of An Impatient Avidity For Immediate and Immoderate Gain
“The mild voice of reason, pleading the cause of an enlarged and permanent interest, is but too often drowned, before public bodies as well as individuals, by the clamors of an impatient avidity for immediate and immoderate gain.” – James … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: The History of Liberty Has Largely Been the History of Procedural Safeguards
“The history of liberty has largely been the history of procedural safeguards.” – Justice FrankFurter1
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