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The world is in greater peril from those who tolerate or encourage evil than from those who actually commit it. -Albert Einstein Private capitalists control, directly or indirectly, the main sources of information. It is thus extremely difficult, and indeed in most cases quite impossible, for the individual citizen to come to objective conclusions and…
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” -Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), also known as Teddy or T. R., was the 26th president…
A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentile, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It’s a weak nation,like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity. -Jimmy Carter James Earl Carter Jr. (October 1, 1924…
Government is instituted for the common good: for the protection, safety, prosperity and happiness of the people; and not for the profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men. -John Adams John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who served as the second…
This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair. No place for self-pity. No need for silence. No room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal. -Toni Morrison After the 2016 election of Donald Trump as President of the United States,…
“Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps fear of a loss of Power.” – John Steinbeck John Ernst Steinbeck (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature “for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception.” He has been called “a…
Paraphrasing spiritual teacher Ram Dass, “Whether this is the first day of the Apocalypse or the first day of the Golden Age, the work remains the same…to love each other and ease as much suffering as possible.” -Ram Dass Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert; April 6, 1931 – December 22, 2019) was an American spiritual teacher, guru…
This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair. No place for self-pity. No room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal. -Toni Morrison Toni Morrison was an American novelist and editor. The critically acclaimed Song of Solomon (1977) brought her national…
“Government is instituted for the common good: for the protection, safety, prosperity and happiness of the people; and not for the profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men.” -John Adams John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served…
“If you educate a man, you educate an individual. But if you educate a woman, you have educated a nation.” – Kofi Annan This quote is often attributed to Kofi Annan, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations. This statement emphasizes the profound impact of educating women on society as a whole. Born April 8,…