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People often say, with pride, I’m not interested in politics. They might as well say, I’m not interested in my standard of living, my health, my job, my rights, my freedoms, my future or any future. If we mean to keep any control over our world and lives, we must be interested in politics. -Martha…
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. -Plato Plato, considered by many as the world’s greatest philosopher, has often been quoted throughout history. His thoughts and words are as relevant today as when he first uttered…
The purpose of propaganda is to make one set of people forget that other sets of people are human. – Aldous Huxley Aldous Huxley (July 26, 1894 – November 22, 1963) was an English finanancier, statesman, and philosopher, author of nearly fifty books, as well as essays, narratives, and poems. His masterpiece, “Brave New World,” is…
A vote is not a valentine. You aren’t professing your love for the candidate. It’s a chess move for the world you want to live in. -Unknown A valentine can often be an expression of one’s infatuation, zeal or obsession with another person. It is an emotion: a feeling, an attraction, a devotion one human…
Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility. -Sigmund Freud Two definitions of Freedom ( the New Oxford American Dictionary). 1) the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. 2) absence of subjection to foreign domination or despotic government. The 2024 election is a watershed event in American history. We as citizens are faced with…
Because a body of men, holding themselves accountable to nobody, ought not to be trusted by anybody. -Thomas Paine One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Thomas Paine was the author of the most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, inspiring the colonists to declare independence from Great Britain in…
“There will come a time when the rich own all the media, and it will be impossible for the public to make an informed opinion.” -Albert Einstein (1949) In addition to being a brilliant scientist, Albert Einstein was a perspicacious individual often predicting what he believed might very well occur in the future. His…
You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of. –Jim Rohn Many people, including myself, believe that the power or right to think, act, speak and choose are precious and sacred gifts bestowed on all human beings…
“An evil man will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes.” -Sun Tzu Sun Tzu was a Chinese military general, strategist, philosopher and writer traditionally credited as the author of The Art of War. -The 5 Minute Stoic This quotation is as relevant today as it was in the time…
Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion. – Mahatma Gandhi These values represent the best of the human race; they exist in every man, woman and child living in every corner of the earth. It is inherent within us to come to the aid of those who are…