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February 6, 2024
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: ”National Socialism did not make men unfree; unfreedom made men National Socialists.” ― Milton Mayer BIRTHDAYS: 1695 André Chéron, French composer and organist and harpsichordist. Passacaille, and Sonata in g-minor 1802 Charles Wheatstone, English scientist MISCELLANY: MONOPOLIES MUST BE GOOD, OTHERWISE WE WOULDN’T KEEP PAYING MORE AND MORE FOR THEM. PGE…
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February 5, 2023
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: ”Here is a truth that most teachers will not tell you, even if they know it: Good training is a continual friend and a solace; it helps you now, and assures you of help in the future. Good education is a continual pain in the neck, and assures you always of…
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February 4, 2024
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: ”Education is the point at which we decide whether we love the world enough to assume responsibility for it, and by the same token save it from that ruin which except for renewal, except for the coming of the new and the young, would be inevitable. And education, too, is where…
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February 3, 2024
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: ”Anyone who believes climate change could kill billions of people and cause civilizations to collapse might be surprised to discover that none of the IPCC reports contain a single apocalyptic scenario. Nowhere.” ― Michael Shellenberger BIRTHDAYS: 1525 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer. Alma redemptoris mater, and Sicut Cervus 1809 Felix…
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February 2, 2024
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: ”The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.” ― Ayn Rand BIRTHDAYS: 1669 Louis Marchand, French Baroque organist and composer. Tierce en taille, and Plein Jeu à 6 voix, and Sarabande – suite en ré mineur 1827 Oswald Aschenbach,…
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February 1, 2024
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: “The moral tragedy that has befallen Americans is our belief that it is okay for government to forcibly use one American to serve the purposes of another–that in my book is a working definition of slavery.” ― Walter E. Williams BIRTHDAYS: 1673 Alessandro Marcello, Italian composer. Oboe Concerto in D minor,…
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January 31, 2024
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: “There are in nature neither rewards nor punishments — there are consequences.” ― Robert G. Ingersoll BIRTHDAYS: 1517 Gioseffo Zarlino, Italian composer and musical theorist. Canzona a 5, and Beata es, Virgo Maria à 7 1797 Franz Schubert, Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Ave Maria 1872…
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January 30, 2024
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: “To make a contented slave, you must make a thoughtless one. It is necessary to darken his moral and mental vision, and, as far as possible, to annihilate his power of reason. He must be able to detect no inconsistencies in slavery. The man that takes his earnings, must be able…
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January 29, 2024
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: “To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.” ― Thomas Paine BIRTHDAYS: 1703 Carlmann Kolb, German composer and priest. Certamen aonium:…
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January 28, 2024
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: “The best political, social, and spiritual work we can do is to withdraw the projection of our shadow onto others.” ― Carl Jung BIRTHDAYS: 1225 Thomas Aquinas, Philosopher and Theologian 1714 Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor 1791 Ferdinand Hérold, French pianist, violinist, and composer of over twenty operas. Zampa Overture 1855 William…
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