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Thomas Jefferson

We’re all Americans now…

By Les Proctor on September 16, 2009

Are we every going to move beyond demogoguery and ideological stalemate? Are our elected representatives ever going to be able to work together constructively to do the will of the American people? Is the United States a democracy “of the people [...]

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Marcus Aurelius

A Man’s Thoughts

By Les Proctor on June 14, 2009

“A man’s thoughts are the threads of which the fabric of his days are woven.” ~ Marcus Aurelius [....] is also considered one of the most important Stoic Philosophers.

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The Greatest Courtesy

The Greatest Courtesy

By Les Proctor on September 20, 2005

There is a saying in French: “La reconnaissance de l’homme est la plus grande des politesses.” Roughly translated, it means: “Acknowledging another person [sic] is the greatest courtesy.”

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