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First Principles: Nothing Is More Certain Than That A General Profligacy and Corruption of Manners Make A People Right For Destruction
“Nothing is more certain than that a general profligacy and corruption of manners make a people ripe for destruction. A good form of government may hold the rotten materials together for some time, but beyond a certain pitch, even the … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: When You’ve Robbed A Man of Everything, He’s No Longer In Your Power – He’s Free Again
“You only have power over people as long as you don’t take everything away from them. But when you’ve robbed a man of everything, he’s no longer in your power — he’s free again.” – Alexander Solzhenitsyn, novelist, Nobel laureate … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: The Real Index of Civilization Is When People Are Kinder Than They Need To Be
“The real index of civilization is when people are kinder than they need to be.” – Louis de Bernieres, novelist (b. 8 Dec 1954)
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Thought For the Day: If We Don’t Believe In Freedom of Expression For People We Despise, We Don’t Believe In It At All
“If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.” – Noam Chomsky, linguistics professor and political activist (b. 7 Dec 1928)
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Thought For the Day: When You Hurt People, They Begin To Love you Less. That’s What Careless Words Do. They Make People Love You A Little Less
“When you hurt people, they begin to love you less. That’s what careless words do. They make people love you a little less.” – Arundhati Roy
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Thought For the Day: People of Modest Talent Can Attract Attention, At Least For A While, By Being Unrelentingly Offensive
“[Film and theater critic John] Simon has simply discovered the trick used with great effectiveness by certain comedians, talk show hosts and punk rock musicians: people of modest talent can attract attention, at least for a while, by being unrelentingly … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Art Should Be Something That Liberates Your Soul, Provokes the Imagination and Encourages People To Go Further
“Art should be something that liberates your soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further.” – Keith Haring
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Thought For the Day: It Is A Curious Thought, But It Is Only When You See People Looking Ridiculous That You Realize Just How Much You Love Them
“It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.” – Agatha Christie, author (15 Sep 1890-1976)
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Thought For the Day: Where Exactly Does It Come From, I’d Like To Know, This Ineradicable Attitude of Superiority Toward the Past?
“Where exactly does it come from, I’d like to know, this ineradicable attitude of superiority toward the past? This stubbornly dumb, can’t-kill-it-with-an-ax conviction that we, the now, critically and categorically know better than they, the past. Is it from the … Continue reading
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Talk of Grace
Talk of Graceby Michael DoyleIt is all of us, the body of peopleFound under God’s holy steepleThat makes us wonder about graceUndeserved in favor, yet we know our placeClearly, His church is most attractiveWhere grace is found and is most … Continue reading
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