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Category Archives: Thought For the Day
Thought For the Day: The Rain Begins With A Single Drop
“The rain begins with a single drop.” – Manal al-Sharif, human rights activist (b. 25 Apr 1979)
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Thought For the Day: The Justification and the Purpose of Speech…Is To Prevent Error and Discover Truth
“The justification and the purpose of freedom of speech is not to indulge those who want to speak their minds. It is to prevent error and discover truth. There may be other ways of detecting error and discovering truth than … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Believe You Can and You Are Halfway There
“Believe you can and you are halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
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Thought For the Day: To the Size of the State There Is A Limit, As There Is To Plants, Animals and Implements For None of These Retain Their Facility When They Are Too Large
“To the size of the state there is a limit, as there is to plants, animals and implements, for none of these retain their facility when they are too large.” – Aristotle (384-322 BC)
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Thought For the Day: What I Find Offensive Is the Narrative From the Left That Black People Are Not Smart Enough…To Do What Every Other Culture and Race Does In This Country: Get An ID
“What I find extremely offensive is the narrative from the left that black people are not smart enough, not educated enough … to do what every other culture and race does in this country: get an ID.” -Congressman Burgess Owens
Thought For the Day: Men Are Never So Likely To Settle A Question Rightly As When They Discuss It Freely
“Men are never so likely to settle a question rightly as when they discuss it freely.” – Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859)
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On the Justice of Impeaching and Deplatforming Maxine Waters For Repetitive Incitement
Maybe it’s “the soft bigotry of low expectations” that has afforded Maxine Waters the megaphone through which she blasts her hatred and anger spewed absurdities? I am not wise enough to know. Nor, do I know enough about her to … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Never Doubt That A Small Group of Thoughtful, Committed Citizens Can Change the World; Indeed, It Is the Only Thing That Ever Has
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead
Thought For the Day: Thousands of Tired, Nerve-Shaken, Over-Civilized People Are Beginning To Find Out Going To the Mountains Is Going Home; That Wilderness Is A Necessity
“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out going to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity.” – John Muir
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Thought For the Day: I Think He Has Been Wrong On Nearly Every Major Foreign Policy and National Security Issue Over the Past Four Decades
“I think he has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades.” – Robert Gates on Joe Biden’s track record
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