“Wars, however frequent and destructive they may be, have never been able to kill entirely the intellectual and moral sense which raises man above the beast.”~Élie Ducommun Swiss peace activist Élie Ducommun was born on this day in 1833.
Random Quote for February 18, 2026
“When I pray, I ask for guidance in my life to be the best person I can be, to learn what I need to learn, and to grow from what I learn.”~Julia Butterfly Hill American environmental activist and tax redirection advocate Julia Butterfly Hill was born on this day in 1974.
Random Quote for February 17, 2026
“The walls, the bars, the guns and the guards can never encircle or hold down the idea of the people.”~Huey Newton African American revolutionary, political activist, and co-founder of the Black Panther Party, Huey Newton was born on this day in 1942.
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“For what you do to others, you do to yourself.”~Eckhart Tolle German spiritual teacher and self-help author Eckhart Tolle was born on this day in 1948.
Possibilities
I wrote this story in response to a daily prompt on writing.com. The prompt for the day was to use the following words: a single sock, coffee, merging, dinner, and friends in a 1000-word story or poem. This was what I came up with. Julia sat at the kitchen table, fingers tracing ridges on the … Continue reading Possibilities
Random Quote for February 14, 2026
“Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one’s thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down.”~Frederick Douglass American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, editor, and statesman Frederick Douglass was born on this day in 1818.
Random Quote for February 13, 2026
“It is not the function of government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error.”~Robert H. Jackson American lawyer, jurist, and politician Robert H. Jackson was born on this day in 1892.
Random Quote for February 12, 2026
“We’ve learned how to destroy, but not to create; how to waste, but not to build; how to kill men, but not how to save them; how to die, but seldom how to live.”~Omar N. Bradley American Army officer Omar N. Bradley was born on this day in 1893.
Random Quote for February 11, 2026
“Quality child care, health insurance coverage, and training make it possible for former welfare recipients to get, and keep, jobs.”~Mel Carnahan American lawyer and politician Mel Carnahan was born on this day in 1934.
Random Quote for February 10, 2026
“You say that freedom of utterance is not for time of stress, and I reply with the sad truth that only in time of stress is freedom of utterance in danger? Only when free utterance is suppressed is it needed, and when it is needed it is most vital to justice.”~William Allen White American newspaper … Continue reading Random Quote for February 10, 2026
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