“If there is a sin superior to every other it is that of willful and offensive war”
Thomas Paine’s words from The Crisis are easily spun to the benefit of whomever uses them. Many now will think of Iraq when hearing these words, some agreeing whole heartedly, and others believing that our involvement in Iraq is [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2006
On Spinning Your War
Wednesday, September 6, 2006
On Leaving It No Worse Than You Found It
Wednesday, September 6, 2006
“the first principal of civilization ought to have been, and ought still to be, that the condition of every person born into the world, after a state of civilization commences, ought not to be worse than if he had been born before that period.”
In Agrarian Justice Thomas Paine continues as in his earlier writings in [...]
On Labor Day - Celebrating Our Endeavour
Monday, September 4, 2006
“Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for their virtues Can but encourage one’s own efforts.
Nobility rests in doing a good job, and virtue in appreciating the good work of others.
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More on the Equality of Man, God’s Blessing, and Justifying Jihad
Friday, September 1, 2006
“The Mosaic account of the creation, whether taken as divine authority or merely historical, is fully up to this point, the unity or equality of man. The expressions admit of no controversy. ‘And God said, Let us make man in our own image. In the image of God created he him; make and female he [...]