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First Principles: A Debt of Gratitude Is Owed To All Veterans and Their Families, Especially Wives
“Contemplate the mangled bodies of your countrymen, and then say, ‘What should be the reward of such sacrifices?’ … If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in … Continue reading
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Tagged Death, Duty, First Principles, Gratitude, Honor, Injuries, Sacrifice, Samuel Adams, Service, Suicide, Thought
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Daily Prompt – Angel
Somewhere in the eternal an angel silently shrieks There in the infinite loss of which we seldom speak The horror of it all is probably worse than thought When we’ve forgotten what really should be sought I’ll hold you close … Continue reading
First Principles: Heresies In Politics and Religion Are Rarely Cured By Persecution
“In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution.” – Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 1 (1787) … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Pascal – Discourse On the Passion of Love
We have previously discussed the life and legacy of Blaise Pascal. This being Valentine’s Day, it seems there might be no better time than today to introduce his Discourse On the Passion of Love. Discourse on the Passion of Love may … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: The Wit and Wisdom Found In Writing Is As Much Ours
“There is not less wit nor less invention in applying rightly a thought one finds in a book, than in being the first author of that thought.” – Pierre Bayle, philosopher and writer (1647-1706) This super-skeptic found that in … Continue reading
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Tagged Application, Author, Philosophy, Pierre Bayle, Reader, Thought, Toleration, Wisdom, Wit
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Thought For the Day: Thought Is the Blossom
“Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882)
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Tagged Action, Education, Language, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thinking, Thought, Thought For the Day, Words
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Thought For the Day: Writing Is the Great Invention of the World
“Writing—the art of communicating thoughts to the mind, through the eye—is the great invention of the world…—great, very great in enabling us to converse with the dead, the absent, and the unborn, at all distances of time and of space.” … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Communication, Conversation, Learning, Thought, Writing
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Thought For the Day: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
“The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.” – John Locke, philosopher (29 Aug 1632-1704) Actions speak louder than words is an old adage. It got that way as most old adages do – by holding a … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Antifa, Cajun Nay, Interpretation, John Locke, Mankind, Thought, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: A Daughter Is For Life
“A son is a son till he takes him a wife, a daughter is a daughter all of her life.” –Irish Saying Times this times two princesses and you have my idea of paradise!
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Tagged Daughter, Father's Day, Irish, Love, Son, Thought
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Thought For the Day: We Need Diversity of Thought
“We need diversity of thought in the world to face the new challenges.” – Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor of the World Wide Web In reading through some interesting thoughts from Mr. Berners-Lee this morning, I found much to think on. Two … Continue reading
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