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First Principles: Acquiring Knowledge and Wisdom Is Necessary to Self-Government
“Nothing could be more irrational than to give the people power, and to withhold from them information without which power is abused. A people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with power which knowledge gives. A … Continue reading
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Tagged First Principles, James Madison, Knowledge, Popular Government, Self Government, The People, Wisdom
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Thought For the Day: Free Speech Is the Greatest Freedom
“I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man is a fool, the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking.” … Continue reading
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Tagged Fools, Free Speech, Freedom, Safety, Wisdom, Woodrow T Wilson
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Thought For the Day: Prayer Is the Final and Best Answer
“I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for the day.” – Abraham Lincoln Many is the time … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Answer, Conviction, Insufficient, Prayer, Wisdom
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First Principles: Let Us Be A People of Virtue
“He therefore is the truest friend to the liberty of this country who tries most to promote its virtue, and who, so far as his power and influence extend, will not suffer a man to be chosen into any office … Continue reading
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Tagged First Principles, Liberty, Politics, Samuel Adams, Virtue, Wisdom
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Thought For the Day: The Free Man Owns Himself
“The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he … Continue reading
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Tagged Fool, Free Man, GK Chesterton, Self Damage, Self Governance, Thought For the Day, Wisdom
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Thought For the Day: Things Unwise In A Family Are Unwise For A Nation
What is prudence in the conduct of every private family can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom.” – Adam Smith There is a lot to be said for this quote from Adam Smith. If things would be wise … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Smith, Family, Nation, Thought For the Day, Unwise, Wisdom
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Sacrifice of Service
This Sunday’s sermon was about service to others and how it is exactly in keeping with God’s Word and His example lived as Jesus. I could not agree more. My ancestors were once knights. While many knights have received a … Continue reading
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Tagged God, Holy, House of Prayer, Knight, Photographs, Poetry, Romans, Sacrifice, Servant, Service, Wisdom
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Thought For the Day: Facts and Critical Thinking Are Fundamental
We must abandon the prevalent belief in the superior wisdom of the ignorant.” – Daniel Boorstin (1914-2004) Although much might be said in the negative with respect to rote thinking, knowledge of facts, historical and otherwise is necessary for placing … Continue reading
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Tagged Context, Critical Thinking, Daniel Boorstin, Ignorance, Wisdom
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Take Five, #2: I Come Seeking Wisdom
The second poem from tonight’s short form poetry workshop relied on the following words: Take Five, Part 2: 1- Pedagogy The discipline that deals with the theory and practice of education 2 – senescence the condition or process of deterioration … Continue reading
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Tagged Bajulate, Gregorian Chant, Mendicant, Pedagogy, Repent, Senescence, Short Form Poetry, Take Five, Theology, Truculent, Wisdom
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First Principles: An Honest Heart Is Its First Blessing
“It is of great importance to set a resolution, not to be shaken, never to tell an untruth. There is no vice so mean, so pitiful, so contemptible; and he who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessing, Disposition, Falsehood of the Tongue, First Principles, Habitual, Lies, Wisdom
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