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Thought For the Day: Every Reform, However Necessary, Will By Weak Minds Be Carried To An Excess, That Itself Will Need Reforming

“Every reform, however necessary, will by weak minds be carried to an excess, that itself will need reforming.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)

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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: The Antidote To This Abuse of Formal Government Is the Influence of Private Character, the Growth of the Individual

“The less government we have the better — the fewer laws and the less confided power. The antidote to this abuse of formal government is the influence of private character, the growth of the individual.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Can Anything Be Sadder Than Work Left Unfinished

“Can anything be sadder than work left unfinished? Yes, work never begun.” – Christina Rossetti, poet (5 Dec 1830-1894)

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Thought For the Day: The State Represents Violence In A Concentrated and Organized Form

“The state represents violence in a concentrated and organized form. The individual has a soul, but as the state is a soulless machine, it can never be weaned from violence to which it owes its very existence.” – Mahatma Mohandas … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: The Question Is Whether Or Not You Choose To Disturb the World Around You, Or If you Choose To Let It Go On As If You Had Never Arrived

“The question is whether or not you choose to disturb the world around you, or if you choose to let it go on as if you had never arrived.” – Ann Patchett, writer (b. 2 Dec 1963)

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Thought For the Day: The Obvious Reality, As Long-Time Users Know, Is That Twitter Has Failed In Trust and Safety For A Very Long Time and Has Interfered In Elections

“The obvious reality, as long-time users know, is that Twitter has failed in trust & safety for a very long time and has interfered in elections. Twitter 2.0 will be far more effective, transparent and even-handed.” – Elon Musk

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Thought For the Day: In A Country Well Governed, Poverty Is Something To Be Ashamed of. In A Country Badly Governed, Wealth Is Something To Be Ashamed Of

“In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.” – Confucius

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Thought For the Day: When Money Speaks, the Truth Keeps Silent

“When money speaks, the truth keeps silent.” – Russian proverb

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