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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…

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:…

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…

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: “Have you noticed how often it happens that a really good idea — the kind of idea that looks, as it approaches, like the explanation for everything about everything — tends to hover near at hand when you are thinking hard about something quite different? There you are, halfway into a…

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: “Most of us turn to religion for our ethics because we don’t know where else to find them.” ― Elie Wiesel BIRTHDAYS: 1708 William Hayes, British composer and organist. Harpsichord concerto in G-major. 1786 Benjamin Haydon, British painter. 1877 Kees van Dongen, Dutch-French painter 1884 Roy Chapman Andrews, American scientist and…

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: “He is a master at changing the subject. It is worse than criminal for us to get ourselves involved in endless, pointless, and inevitably vituperative arguments with men who are less concerned with truth, social good, and real problems than they are with gaining unlimited attention and power for themselves.” ―…

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: “Be as decent as you can. Don’t believe without evidence. Treat things divine with marked respect — don’t have anything to do with them. Do not trust humanity without collateral security; it will play you some scurvy trick. Remember that it hurts no one to be treated as an enemy entitled…

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: “Like many works of literature, Hollywood chooses for its villains people who strive for social dominance through the pursuit of wealth, prestige, and power. But the ordinary business of capitalism is much more egalitarian: It’s about finding meaning and enjoyment in work and production.” ― Alex Tabarrok BIRTHDAYS: 1737 John Hancock,…

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: “Belief is a poor substitute for certain knowledge.” ― Fred Hoyle BIRTHDAYS: 1561 Francis Bacon, “English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, and author. He is widely regarded as the father of empiricism…” 1709 Joseph Riepel, Austrian-born German composer. Konzert in D-Dur, 1. Satz 1788 Lord Byron, English poet and peer. 1891…

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: “Our planet is not fragile at its own timescale and we, pitiful latecomers in the last microsecond of our planetary year, are stewards of nothing in the long run.” ― Stephen Jay Gould BIRTHDAYS: 1659 Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch painter, engraver and architect 1743 John Fitch, American inventor. 1751 Josephus…