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First Principles: Now More Than Ever the People Are Responsible For the Character of Their Congress
“Now more than ever the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness, and corruption. If it be intelligent, brave, and pure, it … Continue reading
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First Principles: A Government For the People Must Depend For Its Success On the Intelligence, the Morality, the Justice, and the Interest of the People Themselves
“A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves.” – Grover Cleveland
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Tagged Dependence, First Principles, For the People, Government, Grover Cleveland, Intelligence, Interest, Justice, Morality, Success, The People
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First Principles: A Government For the People Must Depend For Its Success On the Intelligence, the Morality, the Justice, and the Interest of the People Themselves
“A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves.” – Grover Cleveland
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Thought For the Day: A Great Deal of Intelligence Can Be Invested In Ignorance When the Need For Illusion Is Deep
“A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.” -Saul Bellow, writer, Nobel laureate (10 Jun 1915-2005) (Legal Immigration is not the same as illegally disregarding our borders and choosing not to … Continue reading
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Tagged Deal, Deep, Ignorance, Illusion, Intelligence, Invest, Legal Immigration, Need, Saul Bellow, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: A Government For the People Must Depend For Its Success On the Intelligence, the Morality, the Justice, and the Interest of the People Themselves
“A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves.” – Grover Cleveland
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First Principles: Republics Are Created By the Virtue, Public Spirit, and Intelligence of the Citizens. They Fall, When the Wise Are Banished from Public Councils
“Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, … Continue reading
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Tagged Banished, Betray, Created, Fall, First Principles, Flatter, Honest, Intelligence, Joseph Story, Public Councils, Public Spirit, Republics, Rewarded, The Citizens, The People, The Profligate, Virtue, Wise
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First Principles: I’ve Always Felt That A Person’s Intelligence Is Directly Reflected By the Number of Conflicting Points of View He Can Entertain Simultaneously On the Same Topic
“I’ve always felt that a person’s intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.” – Abigail Adams, “Letters of Mrs. Adams: The Wife of John Adams”, p.539 — … Continue reading
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Tagged abigail, Abigail Adams, Betterment, Classical Liberal Arts, Classroom, Colonial Period, Conflicting Points, Dsicussion, Education, Effort, Encourage, Entertain, Fallacies, Felt, First Principles, Formal Education, History, Ignorance, Intelligence, John Adams, Letters of Mrs. Adams: The Wife of John Adams, Library, Off-Limits, Reflect, Route Answers, Same Topic, School, Self-Taught, View
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First Principles: Republics Are Created By the Virtue, Public Spirit, and Intelligence of the Citizens. They Fail, When the Wise Are Banished From the Public Councils
“Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, … Continue reading
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Tagged Banished, Citizens, Fail, First Principles, Intelligence, Joseph Story, Public Councils, Public Spirit, Republics, Virtue, Wise
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Thought For the Day: Intelligence Is the Ability To Adapt To Change
“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” – Stephen Hawking
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Tagged Ability, Adapt, Change, Intelligence, Stephen Hawking, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: Republics Are Created By the Virtue, Public Spirit, and Intelligence of the Citizens. They Fall, When the Wise Are Banished From the Public Councils
“Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, … Continue reading
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Tagged Betray, Citizens, Created, Fall, First Principles, Flatter, Honest, Intelligence, Joseph Story, Profligate, Public Councils, Public Spirit, Republics, Reward, The People, Virtue, Wise
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