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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Divine Comedy – Dante
The Divine Comedy was begun by The Supreme Poet, Dante Alighieri in 1308 and completed in 1320. It is one of the greatest works in world literature and considered the preeminent piece of Italian literature. Written in the Tuscan language and divided … Continue reading
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Tagged Allegory, Aquinas, Christian, Dante, Epic, Harvard Classics, Italain, Poem, Poetry, Summa Theologica, The Divine Comedy
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Thought For the Day: Experts On the Public Good Are Often Wrong and Sometimes Dangerous
“The greatest danger to liberty today comes from the men who are most needed and most powerful in modern government, namely, the efficient expert administrators exclusively concerned with what they regard as the public good.” —Friedrich August von Hayek (1899-1992) … Continue reading
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Tagged Administrators, Bureaucrats, Danger, Experience, Friedrich Hayek, Liberty, Modern Government, Public Good, Risk, Understanding
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Pilgrim’s Progress – John Bunyan
On September 13, 1672, John Bunyan was freed and pardoned. We have previously taken a brief look at The Pilgrim’s Progress. The reader may wish to refer back to the prior posting for our preliminary introduction to this classic. As previously … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: It is Individuals and Not Government That Solves Problems
“Never depend upon institutions or government to solve any problem. All social movements are founded by, guided by, motivated and seen through by the passion of individuals.” – Margaret Mead Have you ever run into a situation where you found … Continue reading
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Tagged Government, Guidance, Individuals, Institutions, Margaret Mead, Motivation, Passion, Problems, Resolution
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Wealth of Nations – Of the Wages of Labour – Adam Smith
We have previously posted on this magnum opus written by Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations aka Wealth of Nations is as previously discussed a fundamental work into … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Smith, Labor, Productivity, Thought of the Day, Wages, Wealth of Nations
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In Remembrance of Patriot’s Day
I never thought I would find a day that I would agree with much that Howard Zinn had to say. Today I do just that. There is no flag large enough to cover up the shame of killing innocent … Continue reading
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Tagged al-Qeada, Blood of Innocents, Cowards, First Reponders, Heroes, Howard Zinn, Patriot, Patriot Day, Prayer, Proclmation, Remembrance, Renewal, Restoration, September 11, Terrorism, Twin Towers
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Thought For the Day: Prayer and Work Together Get Us Through Our Days
“Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.” – St Augustine Sage advice from a sage. Too often people choose to do either one or the other. Even more often we struggle hard as … Continue reading
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Tagged Days, Dependence, Prayer, Preparation, St Augustine, Thought For the Day, Work
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Selected Poems of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., was a member of the New England Fireside Poets who lived from August 29, 1809 to October 7, 1894. He was a physician, polymath and author and as previously stated, a poet. His most famous … Continue reading
