In a time when public discourse is generally at an objectively low standard, we've had several recent reminders of the power of words. …
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By James Strock
In a time when public discourse is generally at an objectively low standard, we've had several recent reminders of the power of words. …
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By James Strock
Der Speigel puts the issue plainly: Is Volkswagen committing suicide? How can the iconic automaker restore its position? The Volkswagen problem and its solution are a matter of values. …
By James Strock
By James Strock
By James Strock
The Washington Post reports "A new method against genetically modified salmon: Get retailers to refuse to sell it." With the U.S. Food & Drug Administration signaling its prospective approval of …
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Lincoln Public Sentiment …
“There is little use for the being whose tepid soul knows nothing of great and generous emotion, of the high pride, the stern belief, the lofty enthusiasm, of the men who quell the storm and ride the thunder… It is war-worn Hotspur, spent with hard fighting, he of the many errors and valiant end, over whose memory we love to linger, not over the memory of the young lord who ‘but for the vile guns would have been a valiant soldier.'”
“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.”
Who Am I Serving?
How Can I Best Serve?
Am I Making My Unique Contribution?
What Am I Becoming?
“History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads. People get the history they deserve.”