“Our work for peace must begin within the private world of each of us. To build for man a world without fear, we must be without fear. To build a world of justice, we must be just.”~Dag Hammarskjöld Swedish economist and diplomat Dag Hammarskjöld was born on this day in 1905.
“Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who posses it; and this I know, my lords: that where law ends, tyranny begins.”~William Pitt British statesman William Pitt was born on this day in 1759.
I often write to prompts offered on writing.com. Some time ago, a different type appeared, and I sat on it. Being a “ruminator”, some prompts take a while to mature. This was one such story. At birth, everyone has the date they will die tattooed on their arm. You were supposed to die yesterday. I … Continue reading Expired!
“Capital is that part of wealth which is devoted to obtaining further wealth.”~Alfred Marshall English economist Alfred Marshall was born on this day in 1842.
“This is the secret of propaganda: To totally saturate the person, whom the propaganda wants to lay hold of, with the ideas of the propaganda, without him even noticing that he is being saturated.”~Paul Watzlawick Austrian-American family therapist, psychologist, communication theorist, and philosopher Paul Watzlawick was born on this day in 1921.
“We are as much alive as we keep the Earth alive.”~Chief Dan George Chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation Chief Dan George was born on this day in 1899.
“At the heart of liberty is the right to define one’s own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life.”~Anthony Kennedy American attorney and jurist Anthony Kennedy was born on this day in 1936.
“If there is one clear lesson of our century, it is this: where aggression is tolerated, it multiplies.”~Bob Dole American politician and attorney Bob Dole was born on this day in 1923.
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.”~Ernest Hemingway American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist Ernest Hemingway was born on this day in 1899.
Rain slicked the stones of the path like old glass, turning it into a treacherous trail toward the Frost Tower. Lash moved with practiced ease, boots steady on the slick surface. She’d tracked the horned beasts across frozen ridges and slept in hollow trees to escape the cold bite of death. But today, she wasn’t … Continue reading The Frost Tower
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