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First Principles: Persons of Intemperate Minds Cannot Be Free
“Society cannot exist, unless a controlling power upon will and appetite be placed somewhere; and the less of it there is within, the more there must be without. It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of … Continue reading
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Tagged Appetite, Control, Edmund Burker, Enslaved, External, First Principles, France, Free, French Revolution, Intemperance, Internal, Passions, Society, Will
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First Principles: Truest Civility Requires Following God’s Ways
“Before any man can be considered as a member of Civil Society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governor of the Universe.” —James Madison (1785) I won’t sugar coat this one. The lack of adherence to God’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Christanity, Civil, Civility, Disorder, First Principles, God, James Madison, Society, Subject
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Government Is At Best A Necessary Evil
“Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one; for when we suffer or are exposed to the same miseries by a government, … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessing, Common Sense, First Principles, Government, Intolerable, Necessary Evil, Society, Thomas Paine, Wordpress
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Time Spent On the Harvard Classics: Stonehenge – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s biggest long term influence in culture was first and foremost as the leader of the transcendentalist movement in mid-19th century America. As such, he was seen as championing individualism and a leading critic of the pressures from … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Walking – Henry David Thoreau
Walking or The Wild is a seminal lecture first delivered by Henry David Thoreau at the Concord Lyceum on April 23, 1851. It is comprised of extracts from his journals and was finally published in its final form in the Atlantic Monthly … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlantic Monthly, Environment, Essay, Harvard Classics, Humanity, Nature, Society, The Wild, Thoreau, Walking
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 