Disappointed at election results?

Blithe Spirit 1 Minute

Some golden thoughts for the politically disappointed, or for any other kind, for that matter:

“Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.”
— Michel de Montaigne
[Michel Eyquem De Montaigne] (1532-1592) French Renaissance scholar, philosopher, writer
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Michel.de.Montaigne.Quote.357B


“I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself.”
— Pietro Aretino
(1492-1556) Italian author, playwright, poet and satirist
10 May 1537
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Pietro.Aretino.Quote.52F3


“Are right and wrong convertible terms, dependant upon popular opinion?”
— William Lloyd Garrison
(1805-1879) American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/William.Lloyd.Garrison.Quote.FC36

These gems and more at http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/

Published by Jim Bowman

Jim Bowman covered religion 1968-78 for the Chicago Daily News, since then has written books, articles, etc., mostly on corporate history but also on religion (Company Man: My Jesuit Life, 1950-1968), and more recently on politics (Illinois Blues: How the Ruling Party Talks to Voters -- Lulu.com, Kindle). Longtime Oak Park, Illinois, resident, he lives now on Chicago's North Side, where four of his and Winnie's six children live close by.

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6 thoughts on “Disappointed at election results?”

  1. It took $100,000,000 to destroy the character and reputation of a good and moral man who has the skills this country needs but doesn’t want. A sad commentary on the “Great Society” and what it has become.

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  2. Good reminders… thanks. Check out this partial transcript of Mark Levin’s opening monologue last evening… http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/11/07/mark_levin_gives_unvarnished_truth_on_romney_loss.html

    you can also listen to the entire replay his website http://rope.zmle.fimc.net/player/player.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpodloc.andomedia.com%2FdloadTrack.mp3%3Fprm%3D2069xhttp%3A%2F%2Fpodfuse-dl.andomedia.com%2F800185%2Fpodfuse-origin.andomedia.com%2Fcitadel_origin%2Fpods%2Fmarklevin%2FLevin11072012.mp3

    God help us all

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    1. The supreme irony to all criticisms of politics is that political govenance is, at least in theory, the first and most comprehensive of all our human institutions. It should be drawing our best. And occasionally it really does….

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  4. If $100 million can convince you that a moral and decent man is dangerous and a threat to our country would $200 million change your opinion of God? The slime of this election should sicken all of us!

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