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In Memory of D-Day
God bless those who lived and died for liberty all those many years ago. Peace is that better place we would all prefer to live. Dying is the price some are willing to pay so that others might have that … Continue reading
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Tagged Aging Eyes, Civilization, Commemoration, D-Day, Die, Honor, Liberty, Live, Memory, Normandy, Price, Sacred Trust, Sacrifice, Soldiers, Some Gave All, Thought For the Day, Worth
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Thought For the Day: More Powerful Than American Arms Is the Strength of American Hearts
“More powerful than the strength of American arms was the strength of American hearts.” – Donald Trump, commemorating D-Day Also, noteworthy in his remarks: “We are gathered here on Freedom’s Altar. On these shores, on these bluffs, on this day … Continue reading
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Tagged American Arms, American Hearts, Bluffs, Brothers, Civilization, Country, Cross, D-Day, Donald Trump, Freedom's Altar, Liberty, Lives, Normandy, Powerful, Sacrifice, Shores, Star of David, Strength, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: Civilization Teaches Us To Respect The Right For Women To Enjoy Their Natural Equality To Men
“It is civilization alone which replaces women in the enjoyment of their natural equality. That first teaches us to subdue the selfish passions, and to respect those rights in others which we value in ourselves.” – Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Declining Civilizations Are Marked With A Tendency Toward Uniformity and Standardization
“Civilizations in decline are consistently characterised by a tendency towards standardization and uniformity.” – Arnold Toynbee, historian (14 Apr 1889-1975)
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Tagged Arnold Toynbee, Character, Civilization, Conquest, Consistent, Decline, History, Moral Decay, Standardization, Tendency, Thought For the Day, Uniformity
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The Dissolution of Liberal Democracy
Not so long ago, it was announced with great fanfare that history had ended and Liberal Democracy had won. The globalists believed there was no most struggle and that it made little difference with we made microchips or potato chips. … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th Century, Algorithm, Brexit, Che Guevara, Civilization, Classical Liberalism, Communism, Confidence, Confluence, Elite, Evidence, Exploit, Extraordinary, Fascism, Franz Ferdinand, Global Mantra, Globalism, Great War, Gulag, History, Imperialism, Influence, Internet, Irrelevance, Issue, Liberal Democracy, Liberty, Manipulate, Mankind, Moral Courage, Ordinary, Photograph, Plug, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Price, Providence, Reality, Regressive, Repulican Values, Struggle, Supermarket, Technology, TED Talk, The People, Tissue, Transform, Trump, United States, Virtue, Wisdom
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Thought For the Day: It Is Through the Sharing of Knowledge That Members of Civilized Society Can Pursue Individual Ends So Successfully
“It is largely because civilization enables us constantly to profit from knowledge which we individually do not possess and because each individual’s use of his particular knowledge may serve to assist others unknown to him in achieving their ends that … Continue reading
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Tagged Civilization, Ends, FA von Hayek, Individual, Knowledge, Profit, Society, Success, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: Many Attacking Capitalism Know People Will Be Worse Off Under Any Other Economic System
“Many of those who attack capitalism know very well that their situation under any other economic system will be less favorable. Nevertheless, with full knowledge of this fact, they advocate a reform, e.g., socialism, because they hope that the rich, … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: It Is Perfectly Appropriate To Copy The Nuances, Mannerisms, Styles and Cultural Idioms of Other Cultures
“By now you’ve probably heard that an American teenager wore a traditional Chinese dress to her prom. The young lady, Keziah Daum, is not ethnically Chinese or Asian. And this infuriated a lot of people on Twitter. … Cultural appropriation … Continue reading
21st Century Twilight Zone
21st Century Twilight Zone by Michael Romani In these times of post-modern days On might wonder about how morality plays From another century still have relevance A look, however, will evidence the prevalence That such lessons still remain and stay … Continue reading
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Tagged 21st Century, Civilization, Electric Dreams, Lessons, Morality Plays, Nostalgia, Parables, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Post Modern, Twilight Zone
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