Saturday, March 22, 2014

"May we keep our bodies pure, / as temples of the Holy Spirit."

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Tríbue nos córpora nostra incontamináta serváre, ut possit Spíritus Sanctus illic habitáre. Make it possible for us to keep our bodies un...
Friday, March 21, 2014

The Breastplate or Lorica of St. Patrick (Fáeth Fiada)

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Trinity College Dublin MS 1441, fol. 19v Atomeriug indíu niurt trén togairm trinoit cretim treodataid fóisin óeridatad in dúle...
Thursday, March 20, 2014

The importance of equality and uniformity to the centralization of power

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     "Every central power, which follows its natural tendencies, courts and encourages the principle of equality [(l'égalité)]; for...
Monday, March 17, 2014

"If ever America undergoes great revolutions, they will be brought about by the presence of the black race on the soil of the United States; that is to say, they will owe their origin, not to the equality, but to the inequality of condition."

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     "Si l'Amérique éprouve jamais de grandes révolutions, elles seront amenées par la présence des Noirs sur le sol des États-Unis...
Friday, March 14, 2014

Bogus Tubman: “I freed thousands of slaves. I could have freed thousands more, if they had known they were slaves.”

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Harriet Tubman, as quoted ( but without a citation ) in 1993 :   My soul looks back, 'less I forget:  a collection of quotations by p...
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Saturday, March 8, 2014

The spirit of the law

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"And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances." וְאֶת־רוּח...
Friday, March 7, 2014

"every passion gathers strength in proportion as it is cultivated, and is increased by all the efforts to satiate it."

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"toute passion se fortifie à mesure qu'on s'en occupe davantage, et s'accroit par tous les efforts qu'on tente pour l...