Let Us Raise a Standard

September 4, 2018

The quote is from George Washington. It hung from above the fireplace in the library at the old FEE mansion in Irvington, NY.

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The Downfall of the Roman Empire and the Future of American Democracy

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Mill on Freedom

Feb 1, 2025

“The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it. Each is the proper guardian of his own health, whether bodily, or mental and spiritual. Mankind are greater gainers by suffering each other to live as seems good to themselves than by compelling each to live as seems good to the rest.”

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Best-Selling Japanese Novelist Eiji Yoshikawa on Do-Gooders

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“There’s nothing more frightening than a half-baked do-gooder who knows nothing of the world but takes it upon himself to tell the world what’s good for it — from his book, Musashi.

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The most important personal property of the Assiniboine was their horses. They were owned individually, not collectively as “common property.”

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No Man Got to Be Common

Sep 14, 2025

This American original brings a smile to my face just thinking about him—because of his accomplishments, his American-ness, his talent, and his Yogi Berra-like sense of humor.

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The Four Great Inventions of China

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Did these inventions and their subsequent global influence come our way because of wise and generous government? Evidence in the affirmative is, at best, scant.

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