by E.O. | Jul 13, 2024 | Quotes and Quips
“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.” – Gustav Mahler
by E.O. | Jul 12, 2024 | Quotes and Quips
“The President [Abraham Lincoln] bowed his head and with a look of sadness I never can forget he said, ‘I shall never be glad any more.’ All severity had passed from his face. He seemed looking backward, and heartward, and for a moment to forget he was not alone, a...
by E.O. | Jul 11, 2024 | Quotes and Quips
“When the Bible speaks of God’s justice, it is talking about the creator’s utter determination, faced with his creation in a mess, to put it all right. When it speaks of God’s love, it is talking about the creator entering into a ‘covenant’, a close personal...
by E.O. | Jul 10, 2024 | Quotes and Quips
“Ironically, many intellectual elites—then and now—seem to regard themselves as promoting a more democratic society, when they preempt other people’s decisions. Their conception of democracy seems to be equalization of outcomes, by intellectual elites. This would...
by E.O. | Jul 9, 2024 | Quotes and Quips
“Having taught in public schools for 28 years, I think I have heard every self-serving argument against school choice. The most revealing one came from a local school principal. This career educrat argued that vouchers were a bad idea because families would grab the...
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