The sun dawned over the elven city of Rithraunen, creating streaks of light across the ivy-covered spires pointing towards the sky. A pleasant breeze stirred the trees lining the edge of the city’s central square, where a group of elves had gathered in anticipation. This day began the project to build a revolutionary device to … Continue reading Gears of Time
“A man may be a tough, concentrated, successful money-maker and never contribute to his country anything more than a horrible example.”~Robert Menzies Australian politician and lawyer Robert Menzies was born on this day in 1894.
“The mere imparting of information is not education. Above all things, the effort must result in making a man think and do for himself.”~Carter G. Woodson American historian, author, and journalist Carter G. Woodson was born on this day in 1875.
“It is rather hard to be accused of shiftlessness and idleness when the accuser closes the avenue of labor and industrial pursuits to us.”~George Henry White American politician, attorney, and banker George Henry White was born on this day in 1852.
“Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government, which sooner or later becomes autocratic government.”~William Lyon Mackenzie King Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King was born on this day in 1874.
“Humility is a virtue all preach, none practice; and yet everybody is content to hear.”~John Selden English jurist John Selden was born on this day in 1584.
“It will be said, however, that protection tends to destroy commerce, the civilizer of mankind. Directly the reverse, however, is the fact.”~Henry Charles Carey American publisher, political economist, and politician Henry Charles Carey was born on this day in 1793.
Ashren Entarri trekked through the Sylvan Wood for hours, her worn boots tramping over the damp earth, her cloak a ragged scrap of mossy green wool. The sun had long since slipped over the horizon, leaving the twilight to stretch like a shadow across the forest floor. She didn’t mind the darkness; it had always … Continue reading Forgotten Echoes
“No one understood better than Stalin that the true object of propaganda is neither to convince nor even to persuade, but to produce a uniform pattern of public utterance in which the first trace of unorthodox thought immediately reveals itself as a jarring dissonance.”~Alan Bullock British historian Alan Bullock was born on this day in … Continue reading Random Quote for December 13, 2025
“We have to ensure that everybody’s voice is heard equally, or nobody’s will be.”~David Hogg American gun control activist David Hogg was born on this day in 2000.
A piece of my scattered mind.
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