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Still Standing

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on October 27, 2025| Leave a Comment »

The warrior stands, ready to defend, ready to fight for those he serves.  He is a warrior of virtue.  A knight of conscience.  He is who we all wish to be.
    —     Anthony T. Hincks
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Liberty, Collusion, History And The Republican Majority

Posted in History, Leadership, Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 23, 2017| Leave a Comment »

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
     ―    Martin Luther King Jr.
I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice!  And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!
    ―    Senator Barry Goldwater
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Discernible Virtue

Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , on May 13, 2011| Leave a Comment »

This sentiment is echoed again and again in the writings of the Founding Fathers.  Virtue brings happiness, vice unhappiness, both to the individual subject and to society in general.  The nature of virtue is not mysterious, to be comprehended only through Christian revelation;  it is clearly evident in nature and discernible through the exercise of reason.
     —    Brooke Allen
From her book:  “Moral Minority“
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Useful Confrontation

Posted in Philosophy, Poetry, Quotes, Reading, Science and Learning, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 17, 2011| Leave a Comment »

One of the primary virtues of commonsense reasoning is its resiliency.  It adapts well when confronted with new facts about a situation.
    ––    Dennis Shasha and Cathy Lazere
Quoted from:  “Out Of Their Minds“
[The problem is too few people have developed commonsense and many of those who have don’t believe their eyes when confronted with new facts.   (See In Broken Images)   —    kmab]
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