Lysander outside the walls of Athens, ordering their destruction. 19th century lithograph (from Lysander - Wikipedia) History Does Not Repeat Itself, But It Rhymes -- Origin uncertain.History Does Not Repeat Itself, But It Rhymes – Quote Investigator A new commenter, Graybeard (MAINTAINING DECORUM: WILL WE PRESERVE OUR TRADITION OF THE PEACEFUL TRANSITION OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER?... Continue Reading →
WAS PLATO RIGHT ABOUT MONEY?
Why do we know of Plato? Consider when he lived, 427—347 BC. Little survives from so long ago. Consider what he did. He was a philosopher. He strove to think. Thinking is a spiritual act. Our senses cannot perceive a thought. We have difficulty conveying thought. Preserving a thought is even more difficult. Consider how we... Continue Reading →
DEPRIVED OF WISDOM
Julie (aka Cookie) has an interesting post on an opinion piece written by Newt Gingrich, reign of terror. The subject is how France's original experiment in Socialism led to the French Reign of Terror. Gingrich is obviously concerned that Socialists in the United States will eventually create similar havoc in this country. likes to... Continue Reading →
OF TWISTED WORDS => PROGRESS AND QUOTES FROM HERETICS BY G. K. CHESTERTON — PART 2
We have a political movement in this nation called Progressivism, and we have a political party that likes to peddle itself as progressive. We certainly saw the term bandied about in the last presidential election (See Democrats Debate: What Is A Progressive And Who Wants To Be One? (npr.org) and The progressives in the Democratic Party... Continue Reading →
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