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The only President who clearly died of overwork was Polk, and that was a long time ago. Hoover, who worked intensely and humorlessly as President,…

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Clarity in language depends on clarity in thought.
Those who are convinced they have a monopoly on The Truth always feel that they are only saving the world when they…
The great religious ages were notable for their indifference to human rights... not only for acquiescence in poverty, inequality, exploitation and oppression,…
Science and technology revolutionize our lives, but memory, tradition and myth frame our response.
People who claw their way to the top are not likely to find very much wrong with the system that enabled them…
History is full of surprises.
Righteousness is easy in retrospect.
Excellence is the eternal quest. We achieve it by living up to our highest intellectual standards and our finest moral intuitions. In…
All wars are popular for the first 30 days.
Total separation of church and state was considered the best safeguard for the health of each. As [Andrew] Jackson explained, in refusing…
Television has spread the habit of instant reaction and stimulated the hope of instant results.
Anti-intellectualism has long been the anti-Semitism of the businessman.

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