It is then a fallacy to flatter ourselves with the reflection that the barbarians are still far from us; for if there be some nations which allow civilization to be torn from their grasp, there are others who trample it themselves under their feet.
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Here are three questions for corrections officers who say they cannot run their prisons without the use of solitary confinement …
If you do want to do business in the United States, and you are a high profile, wealthy target, treat your rule breaking as civil disobedience. The feds will still levy a fine on you, but you can say correctly that some rules deserve to be broken.
Solid, plainly stated wisdom from our chess team captain holds as well for international conflict: play the position on the board. Find the best move. If you lose the current game, you can set up the pieces and play again. Many players have won when they thought they might lose, if they just find the best move at each turn. You cannot let difficult situations make you discouraged, reckless, or over-cautious. Counter your opponent’s initiatives; develop initiatives of your own. Never give up, until you have a clear outcome. These lessons apply to successful competition in chess, and to successful competition in war.
Take some time to consider which way your beliefs go. For this question, among all others, reach your own conclusions. Do not rely on family members, friends, or office holders to evaluate possible or likely accounts. Rely instead on methods you have used to discover true beliefs in other areas of your life…
When you make mistake after mistake, many of them consequential errors only a fool would commit, you should not get up one morning and say, “I think I’ll rename a mountain today.” It makes you look like a preener and a despot.
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Dick Cheney has been promoting his new book, Why Everything I Did in Office Was Right. He reminds me of …
We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will of its majority, to bind themselves, but none to bind the succeeding generation, more than the inhabitants of another country. ~ Thomas Jefferson
I’d say the NSA, FBI, and CIA could learn some fine points about customer service from Ernestine the switchboard operator. Here’s …
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