“No sane person should believe that something is subjective merely because it cannot be settled beyond controversy.”~Hilary Putnam American philosopher, mathematician, computer scientist, and analytic philosopher Hilary Putnam was born on this day in 1926.
“Just think—guns have a constitutional amendment protecting them and women don’t.”~Eleanor Smeal American women’s rights activist Eleanor Smeal was born on this day in 1939.
“As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they have sought the value of everything in this world only in the answer to this single question: how much money will it bring in?”~Alexis de Tocqueville French diplomat, political philosopher, and historian Alexis de Tocqueville was born on this day … Continue reading Random Quote for July 29, 2026
“There will always be a place for us somewhere, somehow, as long as we see to it that working people fight for everything they have, everything they hope to get, for dignity, equality, democracy, to oppose war and to bring to the world a better life.”~Harry Bridges Australian-born American union leader Harry Bridges was born … Continue reading Random Quote for July 28, 2026
“I wish I knew how we achieve the goal of world peace. My bumper sticker reads ‘Just Another Version of You.’ The sooner we agree that we’re just other versions of each other—we human beings—the sooner we will find some sense of world peace.”~Norman Lear American screenwriter and producer Norman Lear was born on this … Continue reading Random Quote for July 27, 2026
PROMPT: I not only use my Story Engine deck for story ideas, I also regularly turn to daily writing.com contests. The Writer's Cramp prompt due July 20, 2026 was: In honor of the July 20, 1969 Moon landing—for your prompt today, imagine that for one minute during the Moon landing, all communication between Earth and … Continue reading One Impossible Minute
“It has often been said that power corrupts. But it is perhaps equally important to realize that weakness, too, corrupts. Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many. Hatred, malice, rudeness, intolerance, and suspicion are the faults of weakness. The resentment of the weak does not spring from any injustice done to them but … Continue reading Random Quote for July 25, 2026
“War is, in fact, an extension of politics, and in any war, military operations have to be conducted in such a way that they contribute to sustainable political outcomes consistent with vital interests that are at stake in that war.”~H. R. McMaster Rretired United States Army lieutenant general, and former United States National Security Advisor … Continue reading Random Quote for July 24, 2026
“People who want to understand democracy should spend less time in the library with Aristotle and more time on the buses and in the subway.”~Simeon Strunsky Russian-born Jewish American essayist and editorialist Simeon Strunsky was born on this day in 1879.
“There can be no really pervasive system of oppression, such as that in the United States, without the consent of the oppressed.”~Rose Kennedy American philanthropist, socialite, and Kennedy family matriarch Rose Kennedy was born on this day in 1890.
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