A digital commonplace for a Regular Guy called Charlie Pharis

Author: Charlie Pharis (page 161 of 164)

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Some Random Thoughts on the Eve of a Necessary Action
“To secure peace is to prepare for war.”
-Karl von Clausewitz

“We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.”
-Dwight David Eisenhower

“The peace we seek to win is not victory over any other people, but the peace that comes with healing in its wings; with compassion for those who have suffered; with understanding for those who have opposed us; with the opportunity for all the peoples of this Earth to choose their own destiny.”
-Richard M. Nixon

“If peace is equated simply with the absence of war, it can become abject pacifism that turns the world over to the most ruthless.”
-Henry Kissinger

“You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.”
-Malcolm X

“Even peace may be purchased at too high a price. “
-Benjamin Franklin

Some Random Thoughts on the Eve of a Necessary Act…

Some Random Thoughts on the Eve of a Necessary Action

“To secure peace is to prepare for war.”

-Karl von Clausewitz

“We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.”

-Dwight David Eisenhower

“The peace we seek to win is not victory over any other people, but the peace that comes with healing in its wings; with compassion for those who have suffered; with understanding for those who have opposed us; with the opportunity for all the peoples of this Earth to choose their own destiny.”

-Richard M. Nixon

“If peace is equated simply with the absence of war, it can become abject pacifism that turns the world over to the most ruthless.”

-Henry Kissinger

“You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.”

-Malcolm X

“Even peace may be purchased at too high a price. “

-Benjamin Franklin

Some Random Thoughts on the Eve of a Necessary Act…

Some Random Thoughts on the Eve of a Necessary Action

“To secure peace is to prepare for war.”

-Karl von Clausewitz

“We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.”

-Dwight David Eisenhower

“The peace we seek to win is not victory over any other people, but the peace that comes with healing in its wings; with compassion for those who have suffered; with understanding for those who have opposed us; with the opportunity for all the peoples of this Earth to choose their own destiny.”

-Richard M. Nixon

“If peace is equated simply with the absence of war, it can become abject pacifism that turns the world over to the most ruthless.”

-Henry Kissinger

“You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.”

-Malcolm X

“Even peace may be purchased at too high a price. “

-Benjamin Franklin

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From the “DUH!” Department…
Spell-checking ain’t all it’s cracked up to be, so says this article.
See…that last sentence probably wouldn’t have made it through Word2000’s checker!
And just for kicks and giggles, I ran BloggerPro’s spell check just now. Guess what it “caught”? “Word2000” and “BloggerPro”of course!

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What�s the difference between a community and a mob?
Great question…great answer!
“The whole notion of ‘community’ is a vast, fuzzy semantic and political swamp. But I think people in communities know each other and have relationships. People in mobs don�t necessarily have those relationships.”

See more of Howard Rheingold’s comments here.