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First Principles: It Is the Madness of Folly, To Expect Mercy From Those Who Have Refused To Do Justice
“It is the madness of folly, to expect mercy from those who have refused to do justice; and even mercy, where conquest is the object, is only a trick of war; the cunning of the fox is as murderous as … Continue reading
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Tagged Conquest, Cunning of the Fox, First Principles, Folly, Justice, Madness, Mercy, Murder, Object, Refuse, The American Crisis No. 1, Thomas Paine, Trick of War, Violence, Wolf
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First Principles: It Is the Madness of Folly, To Expect Mercy From Those Who Have Refused To Do Justice
“It is the madness of folly, to expect mercy from those who have refused to do justice; and even mercy, where conquest is the object, is only a trick of war; the cunning of the fox is as murderous as … Continue reading
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Tagged Conquest, Cunning, Expect, First Principles, Folly, Fox, Justice, Madness, Mercy, Murderous, Refused, Thomas Paine, Trick of War, Violence, Wolf
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First Principles: We Must Keep United To Attain Our Objectives Or Become An Easy Conquest
“If we move in mass, be it ever so circuitously, we shall attain our object; but if we break into squads, everyone pursuing the path he thinks most direct, we become an easy conquest to those who can now barely … Continue reading
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Tagged Attain, Break, Conquest, Easy, First Principles, Mass, Move, Numbers, Object, Path, Strength, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Unity
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Mount Waddington’s Fang
December 11th is International Mountain Day!! So you know.. don’t go fly a kite.. there’s gotta be a kite day right? Instead maybe either really climb a mountain or dream about doing that? Mount Waddington’s Fang by Michael Romani Extreme … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Ascent, Awe, Beauty, Beckon, British Columbia, Caution, Chisel, Climb, Climber, Cloud Rfit, Conquest, Cotton Candy, December 11th, Descent, Destiny, Dream, Embrace, Expanse, Extreme, Face, Fang, Finger, Grand Canyon, Green, Heart, Heights, Himalaya, Inspire, International Mountain Day, Journey, Kite, Legend, Limits, Maw, Mount Waddington, Mountain, Mountain Queen, Mountaineers, Mystery, Parchment, Peak, Pen, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Proceed, Reason, Relief, Rugged, Scenery, Snow Defit, Soul, Summit, Tale, White Crowned
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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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First Principles: Universal Ignorance and Lack of Virtue Will Sink This Nation Faster Than Any Foreign Invader
“No people will tamely surrender their liberties, nor can any be easily subdued, when knowledge is diffused and virtue is preserved. On the contrary, when people are universally ignorant, and debauched in their manners, they will sink under their own … Continue reading
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Tagged Conquest, Education, First Principles, Ignorance, Impure, James Warren, Liberty, Samuel Adams, Self Destruction, Surrender, Virtue
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Thought For the Day: Mankind Is More Often Conquered By Fear and Ignorance Than War
“The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs, and explosions, and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices, to be found only in the minds of men. For the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion … Continue reading
First Principles: Political Conversion Is Best Done Through Persuasion
“In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution.” – Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 1, 1787 Federalist No. 1 may be read … Continue reading
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