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Thought For the Day: When An Individual Is Protesting Society’s Refusal To Acknowledge His Dignity As A Human Being, His Very Act of Protest Confers Dignity On Him
“When an individual is protesting society’s refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.” – Bayard Rustin, civil rights activist (17 Mar 1912-1987)
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Tagged Acknowledge, Act, Bayard Rustin, Confer, Dignity, Human Being, Indvidiual, Protesting, Society, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: The Principle of the Constitution Is That of A Separation of Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary Functions, Except In Cases Specified
“The principle of the Constitution is that of a separation of legislative, Executive and Judiciary functions, except in cases specified. If this principle be not expressed in direct terms, it is clearly the spirit of the Constitution, and it ought … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Remember, Compassion Is Not A Sign of Weakness
“If someone behaves negatively towards you, it helps to remember that he or she is a human being like you and to distinguish between an action and the person who does it. If counter measures are needed to prevent someone … Continue reading
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Tagged Act, Action, Agitated Mind, Anger, Brain, Calm, Compassion, Counter Measures, Dalai Lama, Distinguish, Function, Harm, Human Being, Negative, Not, Person, Prevent, Remember, Sign, Someone, Thought For the Day, Weakness
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First Principles: We Are Either A United People, Or We Are Not
“We are either a United people, or we are not. If the former, let us, in all matters of general concern act as a nation, which have national objects to promote, and a national character to support. If we are … Continue reading
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Tagged Act, Farce, First Principles, Former, General Concern, George Washington, Nation, National Character, National Objects, Or Not, Pretend, Promote, Support, United People
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First Principles: Only Aim To Do Your Duty, and Mankind Will Give You Credit Where You Fail
“It behooves you, therefore, to think and act for yourself and your people. The great principles of right and wrong are legible to every reader; to pursue them requires not the aid of many counselors. The whole art of government … Continue reading
Until the Sky Cracks
Until the Sky Cracksby Michael DoyleI get the factThat it’s not an actWhile the sun still glowsYour pessimism growsUntil the sky cracksAlong the back tracksThat play like yesterdayAnd its charades along the wayIt sounds like somethingWe had decided was nothingBrought … Continue reading
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Tagged Act, Back Track, Better, Bone, Can't Know, Charades, Cling, Cracks, Dog, Fact, Fear, Glows, Gone, Grows, Know, Left It Alone, Let It Go, Melancholy, Nothing, Passive Aggressive, Pessimism, Play, Poetry and Poems, Pretend, Sky, Something, Sun, There, Think, Yesterday
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Thought For the Day: This Habit of Forming Opinions, and Acting Upon Them Without Evidence, Is One of the Most Immoral Habits of the Mind
“This habit of forming opinions, and acting upon them without evidence, is one of the most immoral habits of the mind. … As our opinions are the fathers of our actions, to be indifferent about the evidence of our opinions … Continue reading
First Principles: We Are Either A United People, Or We Are Not.
“We are either a United people, or we are not. If the former, let us, in all matters of general concern act as a nation, which have national objects to promote, and a national character to support.” – George Washington … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: We Are What We Repeatedly Do. Excellence Then, Is Not An Act, But A Habit
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle
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Thought For the Day: Act As If What You Do Makes A Difference It Does
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” -William James, psychologist (11 Jan 1842-1910)
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