When we want to walk tall, we’d best get down on our knees. And the minute we think we’re without sin, we’ve just committed the biggest one! — via @cardinaldolan
by yours truly
photos by your truly, from the Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC
Fortnight for Freedom.
“God Who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that his justice cannot sleep forever. Commerce between master and slave is despotism. Nothing is more certainly written in the book of fate than that these people are to be free. Establish the law for educating the common people. This it is the business of the state to effect and on a general plan.”
If we’re not willing to suffer for freedom, we don’t deserve it. — thought that occurred to me recently
Civilizations fail. … When civilizational virtues are eroded from within, people lose the capacity to defend the good things those habits enabled previous generations to achieve. — Robert Sirico, in Defending the Free Market
A really solid talk by photographer Zack Arias about being honest with yourself and where you are, and creating out of that honesty – makes for powerful stuff. 39m
(via CreativeMornings/Atlanta)
Simon Sinek talks about how to lead people and the role of management. Disclaimer: this is not your typical business management talk.
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Haven’t actually verified the numbers, but I think there’s a lot of truth to this.
(via katykelley, washingtonpoststyle, Health care vs. spending on health)
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