Tag Archives: Meaningless

First Principles: Liberty Is Meaningless Where the Right To Utter One’s Thoughts and Opinions Has Ceased To Exist. That, of All Rights, Is the Dread of Tyrants

“Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one’s thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down. They know its power. … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Looking Up Into the Night Sky Is Looking Into Infinity – Distance Is Incomprehensible and Therefore Meaningless

“Looking up into the night sky is looking into infinity — distance is incomprehensible and therefore meaningless.” – Douglas Adams

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Thought For the Day: Liberty Is Meaningless Where the Right To Utter One’s Thoughts and Opinions Has Ceased To Exist

 “Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one’s thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down.” – Frederick Douglass (1818-1895)

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Don’t Talk To Strangers

First in a series of poems based on a retelling of the classic werewolf story, or is it… Don’t Talk To Strangers by Michael Doyle Mama said don’t talk to strangers You’re never out of danger When you live on … Continue reading

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Entertain

Do you remember? Do you recall? The time at the grasshopper’s ball It was worth a chirp to entertain But, to think of it as more was just in vain Winters are perfect for the coldhearted With a pervasive silence … Continue reading

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