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Thought For the Day: Where Destruction Is the Motive, Unity Is Dangerous

“Where destruction is the motive, unity is dangerous.” – Ravi Zacharias

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Thought For the Day: Optimism Is A Very, Very Important Part of Leadership…People Don’t Like To Follow Pessimists

“What I’ve really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership…. People don’t like to follow pessimists.“ – Robert Iger, Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company

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Thought For the Day: The Most Effective Way To Destroy A People Is To Deny and Obliterate Their Own Understanding of Their History

“The most effective way to destroy a people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” – George Orwell

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Thought For the Day: Authority Without Wisdom Is Like A Heavy Axe Without An Edge, Fitter To Bruise Than Polish

“Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.” – Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672)

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Thought For the Day: A Man’s Admiration For Absolute Government Is Proportionate To the Contempt He Feels For Those Around Him

“A man’s admiration for absolute government is proportionate to the contempt he feels for those around him.” – Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859)

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Thought For the Day: Without Training, They Lacked Knowledge. Without Knowledge, They Lacked Confidence. Without Confidence, They Lacked Victory.

“Without training, they lacked knowledge. Without knowledge, they lacked confidence. Without confidence, they lacked victory.” – Julius Caesar

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Thought For the Day: I Would Describe It As A Revolutionary Moment When The Range of Possibilities Is Much Greater Than In Normal Times What Is Inconceivable In Normal Times Becomes Not Only Possible But Actually Happens

“I would describe it as a revolutionary moment when the range of possibilities is much greater than in normal times. What is inconceivable in normal times becomes not only possible but actually happens. People are disoriented and scared.” – George … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Governments Have Ever Been Known To Hold A High Hand Over the Education of the People

“Governments have ever been known to hold a high hand over the education of the people. They know, better than anyone else, that their power is based almost entirely on the school. Hence, they monopolize it more and more.” – … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: In Order To Become the Master, the Politician Poses As the Servant

“In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.” – Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970)

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Thought For the Day: He Who Breaks A Thing To Find Out What It Is Has Left the Path of Wisdom

“He Who Breaks A Thing To Find Out What It Is Has Left the Path of Wisdom.” – J.R.R. Tolkein

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