Category: Maxims

Maxims

Paranoia

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"Military planners are paid to be paranoid." Max Boot in The Savage Wars of...
Maxims

Public Opinion

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"Public opinion often fastens itself to trivial objects." Margaret Macmillan in Paris 1919 A great photo of...
Maxims

A Straight Line

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“Life rarely unfolds in a straight line.” This reminds me of a couple of maxims from the past. Crooked...
Maxims

It’s the Law

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“The law of supply and demand works pretty well, if we let it.” John Mauldin We aren't letting the law...
Teachers Maxims

Teachers

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"The job of teachers is to liberate minds, not capture them." John Agresto The beautiful peacock photo is...
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To Be Remembered

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"I prefer to be remembered for what I have done for others, not what others have done for me." Thomas...
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Winning

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"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it." Margaret Thatcher The photo is of public art in...
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Politics

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"Politics is a contact sport." Paul Dietz (and others) It is the season to celebrate how ugly democracy can...
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Altruism

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" Altruism begins at home. " Norman Lefkowitz Everybody seems to hate the Tesla Truck except the people who...
Maxims

A Secret

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“Secretiveness is not a crime.” Aloysius Pendergast From the Pendergast novels by Preston and...
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