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Thought For the Day: A Great Civilization Is Not Conquered From Without, Until It Has Destroyed Itself From Within

“A great civilization is not conquered from without, until it has destroyed itself from within. The essential causes of Rome’s decline lay in her people, her morals, her class struggle, her failing trade, her bureaucratic despotism, her stifling taxes, her … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Sometimes People Don’t Want To Hear the Truth Because They Don’t Want Their Illusions Destroyed

“Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their illusions destroyed.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

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Thought For the Day: People Demand Freedom of Speech As A Compensation For the Freedom of Thought Which They Seldom Use

“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” – Soren Kierkegaard

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Thought For the Day: No Matter What People Tell You, Words and Ideas Can Change the World

“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” – Robin Williams

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Thought For the Day: When People Stop Talking, That’s When You Get Violence. When People Stop Talking, That’s When Civil War Happens, Because You Start To Think The Other Side Is Evil

“When people stop talking, that’s when you get violence. When people stop talking, that’s when civil war happens, because you start to think the other side is so evil and they lose their humanity.” – Charlie Kirk

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Thought For the Day: People Are Always Talking On Their Phones, Or Looking At Their Phones, Because They Don’t Want To Be Alone With Their Thoughts

“People are always talking on their phones, or looking at their phones, because they don’t want to be alone with their thoughts.” – Martin Amis

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Thought For the Day: Thousands of Tired, Nerve-Shaken, Over-Civilized People Are Beginning To Find Out That Going To the Mountains Is Going Home; That Wildness Is A Necessity

“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity.” – John Muir

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Thought For the Day: Be Less Curious About People and More Curious About Ideas

“Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.” – Madame Marie Curie

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Thought For the Day: There Are Stars Whose Radiance Is Visible On Earth Though They Have Long Been Extinct. There Are People Whose Brilliance Continues To Light the World Though They Are No Longer Among the Living.

“There are stars whose radiance is visible on Earth though they have long been extinct. There are people whose brilliance continues to light the world though they are no longer among the living. These lights are particularly bright when the … Continue reading

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First Principles: The Liberties of A People Depend On Their Own Constant Attention To Its Preservation

“The liberties of a people depend on their own constant attention to its preservation.” – William Henry Harrison

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