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"Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech."
― Benjamin Franklin, Silence Dogood, The Busy-Body, and Early Writings
― Benjamin Franklin, Silence Dogood, The Busy-Body, and Early Writings
February 5, 2025 at 1:21 AM
"Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech."
― Benjamin Franklin, Silence Dogood, The Busy-Body, and Early Writings
― Benjamin Franklin, Silence Dogood, The Busy-Body, and Early Writings
"Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech."
― Benjamin Franklin, Silence Dogood, The Busy-Body, and Early Writings
― Benjamin Franklin, Silence Dogood, The Busy-Body, and Early Writings
February 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
"Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech."
― Benjamin Franklin, Silence Dogood, The Busy-Body, and Early Writings
― Benjamin Franklin, Silence Dogood, The Busy-Body, and Early Writings
"The only valid censorship of ideas is the right of people not to listen."
-- Tommy Smothers
-- Tommy Smothers
February 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
"The only valid censorship of ideas is the right of people not to listen."
-- Tommy Smothers
-- Tommy Smothers
"The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject."
-- Marcus Aurelius
-- Marcus Aurelius
February 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
"The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject."
-- Marcus Aurelius
-- Marcus Aurelius
“Millstones of Justice turn exceedingly slow, but grind exceedingly fine.”, attributed to John Bannister, a Pennsylvania judge of the 1800s...apparently came from a mid seventeenth century; translation of 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 in Sextus Empiricus Adversus Mathematicos bk. I, sect. 287.
February 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
“Millstones of Justice turn exceedingly slow, but grind exceedingly fine.”, attributed to John Bannister, a Pennsylvania judge of the 1800s...apparently came from a mid seventeenth century; translation of 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 in Sextus Empiricus Adversus Mathematicos bk. I, sect. 287.
"Never deprive someone of hope - it may be all they have."
Anon
Anon
February 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
"Never deprive someone of hope - it may be all they have."
Anon
Anon
“It’s never too late to be who you might have been.”
– George Eliot
– George Eliot
February 5, 2025 at 12:43 AM
“It’s never too late to be who you might have been.”
– George Eliot
– George Eliot
“The most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who is not a man of honor.”
― George Bernard Shaw
― George Bernard Shaw
February 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
“The most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who is not a man of honor.”
― George Bernard Shaw
― George Bernard Shaw
“When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and vanity.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People
February 5, 2025 at 12:39 AM
“When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and vanity.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People
“Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices--just recognize them.”
― Edward R. Murrow
― Edward R. Murrow
February 5, 2025 at 12:39 AM
“Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices--just recognize them.”
― Edward R. Murrow
― Edward R. Murrow
“Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives' mouths.”
― Bertrand Russell, The Impact of Science on Society
― Bertrand Russell, The Impact of Science on Society
February 5, 2025 at 12:36 AM
“Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives' mouths.”
― Bertrand Russell, The Impact of Science on Society
― Bertrand Russell, The Impact of Science on Society
"Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching."
-- C. S. Lewis
-- C. S. Lewis
February 5, 2025 at 12:34 AM
"Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching."
-- C. S. Lewis
-- C. S. Lewis
"It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice."
~Author unknown
~Author unknown
February 5, 2025 at 12:34 AM
"It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice."
~Author unknown
~Author unknown
"Life is a comedy for those who think... and a tragedy for those who feel."
- Horace Walpole (1717 - 1797), English Art Historian and the 4th Earl of Orford
- Horace Walpole (1717 - 1797), English Art Historian and the 4th Earl of Orford
February 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
"Life is a comedy for those who think... and a tragedy for those who feel."
- Horace Walpole (1717 - 1797), English Art Historian and the 4th Earl of Orford
- Horace Walpole (1717 - 1797), English Art Historian and the 4th Earl of Orford
"Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well."
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower
February 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
"Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well."
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower
"Never let yourself be persuaded that any one Great Man, any one leader, is necessary to the salvation of America. When America consists of one leader and 158 million followers, it will no longer be America."
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower
February 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
"Never let yourself be persuaded that any one Great Man, any one leader, is necessary to the salvation of America. When America consists of one leader and 158 million followers, it will no longer be America."
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower
-- Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Facts are threatening to those invested in fraud.”
― DaShanne Stokes
― DaShanne Stokes
February 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
“Facts are threatening to those invested in fraud.”
― DaShanne Stokes
― DaShanne Stokes
“The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie. "One word of truth outweighs the world.”
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
February 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
“The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie. "One word of truth outweighs the world.”
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Stupidity is the deliberate cultivation of ignorance.
-- William Gaddis
(1922-1998, American novelist)
-- William Gaddis
(1922-1998, American novelist)
February 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Stupidity is the deliberate cultivation of ignorance.
-- William Gaddis
(1922-1998, American novelist)
-- William Gaddis
(1922-1998, American novelist)
"Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error."
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
February 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
"Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error."
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
"There's nothing more dangerous than a resourceful idiot."
— Scott Adams
— Scott Adams
February 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
"There's nothing more dangerous than a resourceful idiot."
— Scott Adams
— Scott Adams
"A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot"
— John Calvin
— John Calvin
February 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"A man that extols himself is a fool and an idiot"
— John Calvin
— John Calvin
"Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, men of power are feared; but only men of character are trusted."
— Alfred Adler
— Alfred Adler
February 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, men of power are feared; but only men of character are trusted."
— Alfred Adler
— Alfred Adler
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him."
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
February 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him."
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.”
― Marcel Proust
― Marcel Proust
February 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
“Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.”
― Marcel Proust
― Marcel Proust