June 2012
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“Change is not a bolt of lightning that arrives with a zap. It is a bridge built...”
– Thoughtful, moving piece by Sarah Hepola on her long struggle to quit drinking, showing that, like innovation, personal change is a matter of gradual revision and rewiring, not strokes of epiphany.
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The Key of Liberty - Austerity Explained
LIttle known fact: America tried austerity in the 1780s, during the so-called “Critical Period.” It didn’t work, but it stuck around causing havoc/rebellions for a decade or so. I’ve been discovering that the era’s writers are still relevant today. Here, for instance, is Massachusetts farmer William Manning’s explanation for why bankers, speculators,...
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“The corporatization of just about every aspect of American life, including the...”
– Chris Hedges, author of War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning
“The one thing in the world, of value, is the active soul. This every man is...”
– The American Scholar – Emerson’s legendary 1837 oration. (via explore-blog)
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“To destroy this invisible Government, to dissolve the unholy alliance between...”
– ~Theodore Roosevelt, August 31, 1910 New Nationalism
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