Burnam Willis
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History, Shakespeare, pedantic minutiae…
“As long as they post the 10 Commandments in their schools.”
Trump Envoy to Greenland Gov. Jeff Landry: "Europe is just ignoring Greenland ... this is an opportunity for Greenland to be invited to the economic table with the US, the strongest most advanced economy in the world. And we care. We care about them, to get them the security and the protection."
December 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
“As long as they post the 10 Commandments in their schools.”
Reposted by Burnam Willis
The prohibition on religious tests in the Constitution says it all, the 1A says the rest about what sort of nation we created. But if context needs to be explicit, every step by the founders & framers was away from the language of the Mayflower Compact, not running towards it.
December 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The prohibition on religious tests in the Constitution says it all, the 1A says the rest about what sort of nation we created. But if context needs to be explicit, every step by the founders & framers was away from the language of the Mayflower Compact, not running towards it.
”When a multitude of indigent, profligate people can be collected
and organized, their envy of wealth, talents, and reputation will induce them to give themselves a master, provided that in so doing they can humble and mortify their superiors.” -the author of the US Constitution
and organized, their envy of wealth, talents, and reputation will induce them to give themselves a master, provided that in so doing they can humble and mortify their superiors.” -the author of the US Constitution
“I’m pretty f*ckin’ redneck. I grew up farming asparagus and sweet corn in Wisconsin. All these f*ckers i grew up with didn’t like Donald Trump back then — we didn’t like anybody that 💩 on a gold toilet. Now all these f*ckers are in love with him. I don’t know what happened.”
December 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
”When a multitude of indigent, profligate people can be collected
and organized, their envy of wealth, talents, and reputation will induce them to give themselves a master, provided that in so doing they can humble and mortify their superiors.” -the author of the US Constitution
and organized, their envy of wealth, talents, and reputation will induce them to give themselves a master, provided that in so doing they can humble and mortify their superiors.” -the author of the US Constitution
“But if Pride will not permit them to impeach their own Infallibility they will boldly insist that Explanation is Artifice Demonstration a Cheat and Truth a Liar. Such is the natural Course of Prejudice fondled by Self-Love and made drunk with Pride.” -the author of the US Constitution
December 21, 2025 at 2:42 AM
“But if Pride will not permit them to impeach their own Infallibility they will boldly insist that Explanation is Artifice Demonstration a Cheat and Truth a Liar. Such is the natural Course of Prejudice fondled by Self-Love and made drunk with Pride.” -the author of the US Constitution
“…before some audiences not even the possession of the exactest knowledge will make it easy for what we say to produce conviction. For argument based on knowledge implies instruction and there are people whom one cannot instruct.” -Aristotle
December 21, 2025 at 2:22 AM
“…before some audiences not even the possession of the exactest knowledge will make it easy for what we say to produce conviction. For argument based on knowledge implies instruction and there are people whom one cannot instruct.” -Aristotle