Stolen Liberty

They that approve a private opinion, call it opinion; but they that dislike it, heresy; and yet heresy signifies no more than private opinion. - Thomas Hobbes 


If those in authority find some opinions dangerous they have already stolen your Liberty.


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Animal Rights and Wrongs

Nobody ever saw a dog make a fair and deliberate exchange of one bone for another with another dog. Nobody ever saw one animal by its gestures and natural cries signify to another, this is mine, that yours; I am willing to give this for that. - Adam Smith 


The next time someone assumes that animals should have the same rights as a human - think of this.


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Planning for Posterity

When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary. - Thomas Paine 


Our Constitution was written with this perspective though our current bureaucracy assumes the opposite.


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Thunderous Applause

So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause. - George Lucas 


Beware of thunderous applause because it is surely based on emotion rather than sound judgment. But, by then it is too late.


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When to Teach

Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding. - Francois de La Rochefoucauld 


Mediocre minds may need education prior to presentation - excellent minds probably will have questions.


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Lovely Balance

If you believe too much you'll never notice the flaws; if you doubt too much you won't get started. It requires a lovely balance.- Richard Hamming 


He may have been talking about a scientific investigation but the same applies for a business plan or a relationship.

Rejecting Acceptance

Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgment of the facts of a situation. Then deciding what you're going to do about it. - Kathleen Casey Theisen


There are those who do not understand this - they reject in order to maintain their perceived self esteem.


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Imaginary Evils

Imaginary evils are incurable. - Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach 


And people who see 'em are incorrigible.


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Grave Wisdom

You must not think me necessarily foolish because I am facetious, nor will I consider you necessarily wise because you are grave. - Sydney Smith 


Life should be fun.


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What is Wisdom?

In youth we learn; in age we understand. - Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach 

Wisdom is understanding what has been learned.

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