Debtor’s Ethic

by | Jun 29, 2025 | Quotes and Quips

“The debtor’s ethic says, ‘Because you have done something good for me, I feel indebted to do something good for you.’ This impulse is not what gratitude was designed to produce. God meant gratitude to be a spontaneous expression of pleasure in the gift and the...

Forest Preservation

by | Jun 27, 2025 | Quotes and Quips

“Researchers and wildfire experts overwhelmingly agree that prescribed burns and mechanical thinning are essential tools for reducing fuel loads and restoring forests to more natural, resilient conditions. Many environmental groups now acknowledge the importance of...

Anger

by | Jun 26, 2025 | Quotes and Quips

“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” – Mark Twain

No Useless Regulations

by | Jun 25, 2025 | Quotes and Quips

“A New York Times article argued that there were few, if any, ‘useless’ regulations—as if that was the relevant criterion. But neither individuals nor businesses are willing or able to pay for everything that is not useless, when they are spending their own money.”...