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June 24, 2023
“A man who chooses between drinking a glass of milk and a glass of a solution of potassium cyanide does not choose between two beverages; he chooses between life and death. A society that chooses between capitalism and socialism does not choose between two social systems; it chooses between social cooperation and the disintegration of…
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June 23, 2023
“the most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien Birthdays: 1852 Carl Reinecke, German composer, conductor, and pianist.…
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June 22, 2023
“Six mistakes mankind keeps making century after century:Believing that personal gain is made by crushing others;Worrying about things that cannot be changed or corrected;Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it;Refusing to set aside trivial preferences;Neglecting development and refinement of the mind;Attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do.”…
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June 21, 2023
“I make a point to appreciate all the little things in my life. I go out and smell the air after a good, hard rain. I re-read passages from my favorite books. I hold the little treasures that somebody special gave me. These small actions help remind me that there are so many great, glorious…
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June 20, 2023
“A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy. While the people are virtuous they cannot be subdued; but when once they lose their virtue then will be ready to surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader.” ―…
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June 19, 2023
“The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.” ― Elbert Hubbard Birthdays: 1623 Blaise Pascal, Mathematician, Physicist and Philosopher. 1708 Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, German Baroque composer. Sonata in G minor 1783 Thomas Sully, American portrait painter. 1790 John Gibson, British sculptor. 1856 Elbert Hubbard, American writer and philosopher.…
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June 18, 2023
“Property, not conscience, is the basis of liberty. For the defence of conscience need not arise. Property is always exposed to interference. It is the constant object of policy.” ― Lord Acton Birthdays: 1511 Bartolommeo Ammanati, Italian architect and sculptor. 1677 Antonio Maria Bononcini, Italian cellist and composer. Godo ma come non sò, and Sonata…
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June 17, 2023
“Science is supposed to be challenged, questioned, tested, and scrutinized. That’s the entire point. If that is not permissible and basic lines of inquiry are censored or taboo, then it’s not science, but secular dogma.” ― Zuby Birthdays: 1691 Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect. 1818 Charles Gounod, French composer. Waltz – Faust. 1867 John…
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June 16, 2023
“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, make them.” ― George Bernard Shaw Birthdays: 1637 Giovanni Paulo Colonna, Italian composer,…
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June 15, 2023
“At least once every human should have to run for his life, to teach him that milk does not come from supermarkets, that safety does not come from policemen, that ‘news’ is not something that happens to other people. He might learn how his ancestors lived and that he himself is no different–in the crunch…
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