We are sleeping on a volcano. A wind of revolution blows, the storm is on the horizon.
~ Alexis de Tocqueville
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Daily Archives: December 20, 2024
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The thing that gives our every move its meaning is always totally unknown to us.
~ Milan Kundera
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A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities.
~ Walter Bagehot
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Midday Music Fix
Billy Idol – Eyes Without A Face
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Campus Life at the
Colorado College
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Leadership isn’t always straightforward, but a great leader should know when to be simple and direct.
~ David Frum via The Atlantic
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Learning Object
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Campus Life at the
University of Cincinnati
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In the summer of 1789, as peasants attacked chateaus and revolutionaries vowed to “abolish privilege,” many members of the elite felt that their world had suddenly fallen apart. In truth, it had been disintegrating for decades. Today, as in the 1790s, an old order is ending in convulsions.
~ Rebecca L. Spang via The Atlantic
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