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Thought For the Day: It Is Easier To Lead Men To Combat, Stirring Up Their Passion, Than To Restrain Them and Direct Them Toward the Patient Labors of Peace

“It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace.” – Andre Gide, author, Nobel laureate (1869-1951)

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Thought For the Day: When Democrats Say They Want ‘Unity’, What They Really Mean Is They Want Submission

“When Democrats say they want ‘unity,’ what they really mean is they want submission.” – Sean Davis

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Thought For the Day: Integrity Is Doing the Right Thing Even When No One Is Watching

“Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching.” – C.S. Lewis

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Thought For the Day: God Can’t Give Us Peace and Happiness Apart From Himself Because There Is No Such Thing

“God can’t give us peace and happiness apart from Himself because there is no such thing.” – C.S.Lewis

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Thought For the Day: Affliction is Often That Thing Which Prepares An Ordinary Person For Some Sort of An Extraordinary Destiny

“Affliction is often that thing which prepares an ordinary person for some sort of an extraordinary destiny.” – C.S. Lewis

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Thought For the Day: A People Who Extend Civil Liberties Only To Preferred Groups Start Down the Path Either to Dictatorship of the Right Or the Left

“A people who extend civil liberties only to preferred groups start down the path either to dictatorship of the right or the left.” – Justice William O. Douglas (1898-1980)

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Thought For the Day: Liberty Lies In the Hearts of Men and Women. When It Dies There, No Constitution, No Law, No Court Can Do Much To Help It

‘Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can do much to help it.’” – Judge Learned Hand

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Thought For the Day: One of the Truest Tests of Integrity Is Its Blunt Refusal To Be Compromised

“One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.” – Chinua Achebe, writer and professor (16 Nov 1930-2013)

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Thought For the Day: No Danger Flowing From Speech Can Be Deemed Clear and Present Unless the Incidence of the Evil Apprehended Is So Imminent That It May Befall Before There Is An Opportunity For Full Discussion

 “No danger flowing from speech can be deemed clear and present unless the incidence of the evil apprehended is so imminent that it may befall before there is an opportunity for full discussion. Only an emergency can justify repression.” – … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Patience Is Also A Form of Action

“Patience is also a form of action.” -Auguste Rodin, sculptor (12 Nov 1840-1917

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