“No system in the world is so well-designed that it can’t grow stale, rigid, or corrupted by those who benefit most from it.”~Esther Dyson Swiss-born American investor, journalist, author, commentator, and philanthropist Esther Dyson was born on this day in 1951,
“The New Right, in many cases, is doing nothing less than placing a heretical claim on Christian faith that distorts, confuses, and destroys the opportunity for a biblical understanding of Jesus Christ and of his gospel for millions of people.”~Mark Hatfield American politician and educator Mark Hatfield was born on this day in 1922.
“The Republican Party is bringing out here onto the floor of Congress an all-out assault on the protection of the rights of people who work in the fields of our country, in the factories of our country, in the offices of our country.”~Ed Markey American politician Ed Markey was born on this day in 1946.
“Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the press. Never in history has the press seized absolute power and muzzled the politicians.”~David Brinkley American television newscaster David Brinkley was born on this day in 1920.
“The freedmen were not really free in 1865, nor are most of their descendants really free in 1965. Slavery was but one aspect of a race and color problem that is still far from solution here, or anywhere. In America particularly, the grapes of wrath have not yet yielded all their bitter vintage.”~Samuel Eliot Morison … Continue reading Random Quote for July 09, 2025
“All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.”~Jean de La Fontaine French fabulist and poet Jean de La Fontaine was born on this day in 1621.
“It is a bad sign when the people of a country stop identifying themselves with the country and start identifying with a group. A racial group. Or a religion. Or a language. Anything, as long as it isn’t the whole population.”~Robert A. Heinlein (”Friday”, 1982) American science fiction author, aeronautical engineer, and naval officer Robert … Continue reading Random Quote for July 07, 2025
“Encourage your own curiosity; pursue the problems based on that.”~James Mirrlees British economist James Mirrlees was born on this day in 1936.
“Unless the people, through unified action, arise and take charge of their government, they will find that their government has taken charge of them. Independence and liberty will be gone, and the general public will find itself in a condition of servitude to an aggregation of organized and selfish interest.”~Calvin Coolidge American lawyer, politician, and … Continue reading Random Quote for July 04, 2025
“No matter how much you keep encouraging someone who is blindfolded to stare through the cloth, he still won’t see a thing.”~Franz Kafka Austro-Hungarian novelist and writer Franz Kafka was born on this day in 1883.
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