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The most perfect political community

February 11, 2021July 25, 2020 by Marika

“The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control and outnumbers both of the other classes.” …

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Marie Curie: nothing in life is to be feared

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 by Marika

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that …

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John Adams was pessimistic about the survival of democracy

July 25, 2020July 14, 2020 by Marika

“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit …

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Lincoln: the only president without a religion

July 22, 2020May 22, 2017 by Marika

It is ironic that the man widely regarded as the most saintly of US presidents never joined a Christian church – a …

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A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. ~ George S. Patton

February 17, 2021February 24, 2017 by Marika

Patton actually said: “A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.” The quote had military application. However, …

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A brief history of Abraham Lincoln

July 22, 2020February 23, 2017 by Marika

What follows is a brief history of Abraham Lincoln, a humble effort to objectively summarise the life of an extraordinary and complex …

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I never met a man I didn’t like

July 22, 2020February 21, 2017 by Marika

Who was Will Rogers? He can’t be easily defined – he was a horse breaker, circus performer, vaudeville wise-cracker, movie star, raconteur, …

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Wisdom begins in wonder. ~ Socrates

February 11, 2021February 20, 2017 by Marika

“Wisdom begins in wonder” is an epigram attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher, Socrates. None of his written works survive. We know …

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Mrs Thatcher didn’t believe she was qualified to be Prime Minister

July 22, 2020February 19, 2017 by Marika

In a BBC interview which aired in March, 1973, then Minister for Education, Margaret Thatcher said: “I don’t think there will be …

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Did a simple book of quotes set Churchill upon the path to greatness?

July 21, 2020January 6, 2017 by Marika

How did a political has-been in his mid-sixties, languishing on the backbenches of the British parliament, rise to become one of the …

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