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Reaffirming Possibilities
“…The attack against reason and objectivity is fast reaching the proportions of a crusade…We desperately need to reaffirm the principle that it is possible to carry out an analysis of social life which [...]
Warnings
“In war, a physical force is to be created; and it is the executive will, which is to direct it. In war, the public treasures are to be unlocked; and it is [...]
Motives That Affect Only the Mind of the Sovereign
“It is too true, however disgraceful it may be to human nature, that nations in general will make war whenever they have a prospect of getting anything by it; nay, absolute monarchs will [...]
Have We Forgotten What We Have All Been Taught?
Father and Child at US Border, AP imaage “Let the children come unto me…It is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should [...]
Carriers of Water in the Desert
A quote from Gerald Hausman: “Recently a Native American friend said, ‘We are all carriers of water now. Carriers in the desert. We cannot drop even a drop. We must share what we have with [...]
Herodotus’ View of Gods and Fate
Herodotus' View of "Gods" and Fate Michael Grant, in his study The Ancient Historians, speaks of Herodotus’ remark that no nation knows more about religion than any other. Grant writes: “He believed, that is to [...]
Community Forum on Lesson Lesson Eight–In Good Order–In Defense of Civilization
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Community Forum on Lesson Seven–The Medusa Effect–In Defense of Civilization
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Community Forum on Lesson Six–Balance–In Defense of Civilization
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Community Forum on Lesson Five–Father Daughter–In Defense of Civilization
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Community Forum on Lesson Four–Ancient Roots–In Defense of Civilization
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Community Forum on Lesson Three–Vision and Wisdom–In Defense of Civilization
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Community Forum on Lesson Two, Ares and Athena, In Defense of Civilization
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Community Forum on Lesson One, Introduction, In Defense of Civilization
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Resonance, Harmony, and Creativity
As I was working on this week’s podcast, Resonance, (which you will find here) I looked up some quotations I remembered reading years ago in a work written by Hazrat [...]
Dancing With a Tornado: An Easter Story, by Glenda Taylor
Today, a week after the occasion of my 80th birthday celebration, which was a Dances of Universal Peace Four Day Camp at Earthsprings Retreat Center, my heart, mind, and body are still vibrating [...]
Why Did He Do That?
"Why did he do that?" I hear that question a lot these days, about any number of so-called deviant behaviors. For most of us, answering it seems somehow more and [...]
Gendercide
A look at gendercide, the worldwide loss of females through a variety of causes, with significant consequences for the world at large. Images from an exhibit at the Toronto Parliament of World Religions, 2018. [...]
Ancestry: Burges in England Prior to American Colonization, Part 2
At the end of the previous segment of this manuscript, as is usual when making genealogical connections, we leaped ahead of ourselves to bring in the Burge-Bray connection. We’ll keep the Bray connection in [...]
Ancestry: Some Burges In England Prior to American Colonization, by Glenda Taylor
Burges in England prior to colonization in the Americas. Burges in England prior to North American colonization include knights, barons, land holders, ordinary husbandmen, distinguished civil servants, tradesmen, a surprising and fascinating number of [...]
Ancestry: Burge, Burgh, Burges, Burgess in England and America
Burge, Burges, Burgess, Burgh, Burgeis, Burgis, Burgeys Burges (by any of these names) were among the earliest arrivals in the American colonies. (Spelling in the colonial days was purely phonetic according to the accent of [...]
Remembering “Langar” at Thanksgiving
As I am this week preparing food for the 46th annual open-house Thanksgiving pot-luck meal to be held in my home, I am remembering how a few weeks ago in Toronto at the Parliament [...]
When a Jewish Congregation is Assaulted
In this grievous hour, I am reminded to reread George Washington’s letter to the Jewish Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island, September 9, 1790: “…May the Children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell [...]
Justice and Ethics: Quotations
“Truth never damages a cause that is just.” Mahatma Gandhi “There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” Elie [...]