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Propaganda should always be
directed to the uneducated masses...
and propaganda should always appeal
to emotions and not to reason
simple themes should be repeated
time and time again
~ Adolf Hitler ~
Truth: The Fundamental Paradox
The fundamental paradox of what Socrates said
And Plato's answer
May be stated in this way
SOCRATES: What we think we know, we don't
PLATO: What we really know, we don't know that we know
Not Knowing is True Knowledge?
https://pillars-philosophy.com/archive/2018/5/14/not-knowing-is-true-knowledge
But, Not doing equals not knowing?
http://www.thoughtofart.com/not-doing-equals-not-knowing/
The essence of the lie implies, in fact
that the liar is actually in complete possession of the truth
which he is hiding..
~ Jean-Paul Sartre ~
Back at you wow, it's going to be a great one!
A wise man said........nothing
Happy New Year Vex!!!!!
The Constitution does not apply
In Statutory law..
Without Laws
We have no order
Without the enforcement of laws
We have no justice..
~ Mike Hurst ~
U.S. Attorney for Southern Mississippi
I meant to put The cure at Galaxy Oldies
What's better than seeing Johnny Cash live at San Quentin?
Not be a prisoner!
The Cure - Pictures of You [Extended Version]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG9CXd00QHQ
What is it that lies within our soul
To create falsehoods
Against humanity
What is it that has to be?
That isn't
At this point in time
The basis of our political systems
Is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government
But the constitution which at any time exists,
'till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole People'
Is sacredly obligatory upon all..
~ George Washington ~
Source.. In his farewell address
The error seems not sufficiently eradicated
that the operations of the mind, as well as the acts of the body, are subject to the coercion of the laws
But our rulers can have authority over such natural rights only as we have submitted to them
The rights of conscience we never submitted, we could not submit
We are answerable for them to our God
The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others
... Was the government to prescribe to us our medicine and diet, our bodies would be in such keeping as our souls are now
Thus in France the emetic was once forbidden as a medicine, and the potato as an article of food..
~ Thomas Jefferson ~ (1743-1826)
US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President
Source.. Jefferson's Notes on Virginia, Query XVII (1781-1785)
Held as truths
When reality is exposed
If it can pass through what it is up against
We will then have
Equality
Here we are
When the remedy is clear
Stonewalling creates perceived chaos
When the remedy is clear
Through the manipulation of the human mind
Those that understand it's works
Benefits most
Politics is nothing but artificial warfare
Where Truth
Is nothing but an inconvenience
Which all stems
From the human condition itself
I will take from the reach
All that she has to teach
To the depths of my soul
We are all only vessels
Of our own truths
On the sea of humanity
The sound of silence
Still remains
What is it about stinkin' thinkin'?
That allows it to be real
The answer my friend
Is blowing in the wind
“All great truths begin as blasphemies.”
George Bernard Shaw
Why are my ears throbbing?
It seems that if we were to get away from labeling
Put it all on the table
And look at life as reality would have it
Those that propagate the lie
Would have no clothes
Those screaming and yelling around them
Would have no clue
What would be left?
A world unimpeded by greed
Where honesty is forefront
Transparency is a given
And life enjoyed as it was meant to be
By everyone..
Food for thought
Gershwin Prize
November 19, 2014
Wonder what this country would be like
If politics were thrown out the window
And we started looking after our own
Makes one think there is something more
Than what is being portrayed
Making it look like something else
Reality can be looked at in different ways
The before and after
Only if one waits for the latter
It is too late
Our founding principals are at risk
As evidenced
In it's behavior
Wouldn't have it
Any other way
Hey wow, it's been a while
Bill of Rights? The Constitution would not either? And F. Lee Baily said that when, geez, I am surprised he is alive. I read his book, "The Defense Never Rests" in 1969.
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
Thomas Jefferson
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/lists/authors/top_10_thomas_jefferson_quotes
Can any of you seriously say
The Bill of Rights could get through Congress today?
It wouldn’t even get out of committee..
~ F. Lee Bailey ~
Defense Attorney
A conspiracy is rarely, if ever, proved by positive testimony
When a crime of high magnitude is about to be perpetrated by a combination of individuals
they do not act openly, but covertly and secretly
The purpose formed is known only to those who enter into it
Unless one of the original conspirators betray his companions and give evidence against them,
their guilt can be proved only by circumstantial evidence
and circumstances can not lie..
~ John A. Bingham ~ Special Judge Advocate
The Trial Of The Conspirators, Washington, 1865
Secrecy, being an instrument of conspiracy
Ought never to be the system
Of a regular government..
~ Jeremy Bentham ~
When once a republic is corrupted
There is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils
But by removing the corruption
And restoring its lost principle..
~ Thomas Jefferson ~
What is life
Other than what is lived
Who are those that say otherwise
And why should we take heed
This quote sums up Opera running in 2020
As it relates to the platform of women's rights:
In the beginning of a change the patriot is
a scarce man and brave, and hated and scorned
When his cause succeeds, the timid join him
for then, it costs nothing, to be a patriot..
~ Mark Twain ~ (1835-1910)
How much time did Oprah Winfrey have to bring this out into the light?
It took the strength of others
In order for her to come forward
Sorry, that is not what it takes
To be a Patriot, let alone, a President..
Who's next?
Just remember
We need to take care
Of each other..
Dyslexic thoughts can be invigorating
When understood
All the talking points would be mute
If a republic takes precedent
Over a political democracy..
A system that is rigged against human decency
Will have nothing but
Emotional cripples..
A democracy is an oligarch's dream
Where the will of the people
Is controlled by the programming of them
Just think about that
If only for a moment
We, as a people, would not be having such discourse
If under a republic
For which it stands..
All the talking points would be mute
If a republic takes precedent
Over a political democracy..
We need a culture that will produce people eager to do things
but we need even more
a culture that will make it possible to decide what to do . . .
Decisions about goals requires values, meaning, context, perspective.
They can be set . . .
only by people who have some inkling of the whole picture..
~ Carroll Quigley ~ (1910-1977)
Professor of History at Georgetown University, member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), mentor to Bill Clinton
Source.. Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time Carroll Quigley; New York: Macmillan, 1966 [p. 1,274].
Quigley's observation on the need for a democratic educational process to teach the whole man, rather than just specializations..
The man who craves disciples and wants followers
is always more or less of a charlatan
The man of genuine worth and insight wants to be himself
and he wants others to be themselves, also..
~ Elbert Hubbard ~ (1856-1915)
It's never more important to move slowly
and carefully
before granting the state new powers
than in the wake of tragedies..
~ Brian Doherty ~ (1968-)
American journalist, author, Senior Editor at Reason magazine
Source.. Tragic Government, Reason, May, 1997, p 9.
Governments do not govern
but merely control the machinery of government
being themselves
controlled by the hidden hand..
~ Benjamin Disraeli ~ (1804-1881)
Prime Minister of England
British statesman, novelist
Giving money and power to government
is like giving whiskey and car keys
to teenage boys..
~ P.J. O'Rourke, in Parliament of Whores ~
We can have justice
whenever those who have not been injured by injustice
are as outraged by it as those who have been..
~ Solon ~ 594 B.C.
In many areas of human activity there are two histories
the popular history, mostly mythological,
and the real history..
~ David Friedman ~
In the same way, democracy cannot survive overpopulation
Human dignity cannot survive overpopulation
Convenience and decency cannot survive overpopulation
As you put more and more people into the world
the value of life not only declines
it disappears
It doesn't matter if someone dies
the more people there are
the less one individual matters..
~ Isaac Asimov ~
Source.. The Bathroom Metaphor
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