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
One layer [of Churchill’s character and personality] was certainly seventeenth century. The eighteenth century in him is obvious. There was the nineteenth century, and a large slice, of course, of the …
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By James Strock
November 30 is the anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill's birth. …
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By James Strock
Amid the tremendous challenges facing the United States at the moment, it's useful to recall the origination of the now-familiar holiday. Abraham Lincoln established it in the dark hours of the Civil …
By James Strock
The death of President George HW Bush on November 30, 2018, marks the end of an era. The commemoration and celebration of the service of the late president and his family was historic. …
By James Strock
Note: William Ruckelshaus died on November 27, 2019. His presence is greatly missed. His example of service is timeless and can be of use to many people—including those who did not have the privilege …
“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.”