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First Principles: Knowledge Will Forever Govern Ignorance; and A People Who Mean To Be Their Own Governors Must Arm Themselves With the Power Which Knowledge Gives

“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.” – James Madison

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Thought For the Day: If Money Is Your Hope For Independence You Will Never Have It. The Only Real Security That A Man Will Have In This World Is A Reserve of Knowledge, Experience, and Ability

“If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.” – Henry Ford

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Thought For the Day: The Saddest Aspect of Life Right Now Is That Science Gathers Knowledge Faster Than Society Gathers Wisdom

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” – Isaac Asimov

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First Principles: The Fear of the Lord Is the Beginning of Wisdom, and Knowledge of the Holy One is Understanding

“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” – Proverbs 9:10 NIV

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First Principles: The Word of God Must Be Read and Heard With Diligence That So You May Arrive To the Knowledge That Is Needful For You

“The Word of God must be Read and Heard with Diligence that so you may arrive to the Knowledge that is needful for you.” – Cotton Mather

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First Principles: It Is One of My Sources of Happiness Never To Desire A Knowledge of Other People’s Business

“It is one of my sources of happiness never to desire a knowledge of other people’s business.” – Dolly Madison Maybe we’d all be best advised to live more this way than to seek to undermine each other all the … Continue reading

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First Principles: It Is In the Interest of Tyrants To Reduce the People To Ignorance and Vice. For They Cannot Live In Any Country Where Virtue and Knowledge Prevail.

“It is in the interest of tyrants to reduce the people to ignorance and vice. For they cannot live in any country where virtue and knowledge prevail.” – Samuel Adams

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Thought For the Day: There Is Tremendous Relief In Knowing That His Love Is Based At Every Point In Prior Knowledge of the Worst About Me

“There is tremendous relief in knowing that His love to me is based at every point on prior knowledge of the worst about me.” – J.I. Packer

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Thought For the Day: Science Is Best Defined As A Careful, Disciplined, Logical Search For Knowledge …Obtained By Examination of the Best Available Evidence

“Science is best defined as a careful, disciplined, logical search for knowledge about any and all aspects of the universe, obtained by examination of the best available evidence and always subject to correction and improvement upon discovery of better evidence. … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: To Acquire Knowledge, One Must Study; But To Acquire Wisdom, One Must Observe

“To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.” – Marilyn vos Savant

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