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Thought For the Day: No Philosophers So Thoroughly Comprehend Us As Dogs and Horses
“No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.” – Herman Melville
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First Principles: Remember, Democracy Never Lasts Long, It Soon Wastes, Exhausts, and Murders Itself. There Never Was A Democracy Yet That Did Not Commit Suicide
“I might have exhibited as many millions of plebeians sacrificed by the pride, folly, and ambition of their fellow-plebeians and their own, in proportion to the extent and duration of their power. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: No Battle Is Ever Won He Said…The Field Only Reveals To A Man His Own Folly and Despair, and Victory Is An Illusion of Philosophers and Fools
“No battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.” – William Faulkner, novelist (25 Sep 1897-1962)
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Thought For the Day: What You Can Imagine Depends On What You Know
“What you can imagine depends on what you know. Philosophers who know only philosophy consign themselves to a janitorial role in the great enterprises of exploration that are illuminating the mysteries of our lives.” – Daniel C. Dennett
First Principles: A Universal Peace Only Exists In the Imagination of Visionary Philosophers and Breasts of Benevolent Enthusiasts
“A universal peace … is in the catalogue of events, which will never exist but in the imaginations of visionary philosophers, or in the breasts of benevolent enthusiasts.” – James Madison (1792) Two seemingly contradictory statements. Yet, we find the … Continue reading
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First Principles: To Be Good and Do Good Is the Entire Duty of Mankind
“To be good, and do good, is the whole duty of man comprised in a few words.” – Abigail Adams
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