When We Close our Eyes and Ears to the Corrupt

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The Dangers of Living in an Arrogant Age

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The artist David Hockney once said:

We seem to live in an arrogant age; in fact, the idea that there's not much to learn from the past is rather disturbing. In some ways, we might say we do know more but we seem to have forgotten some things they knew in the past.   

It's an excellent observation, I think. I have no idea what the context of that remark actually was - most likely art- but it got me a bit nostalgic.

Publilius Syrus on the Dangers of One Man's Wickedness

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Plutarch on the Men who Know Nothing of Decency

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Tom Hayden- Radical Protest Marching into the Mainstream

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Famed '60s anti-war activist Tom Hayden died on Sunday after a long illness. 

Once denounced as a traitor and a dangerous radical by his detractors, Hayden went on to serve in the California State Assembly and State Senate. For almost two decades, Hayden was a progressive voice on issues such as the environment, education and animal welfare. 

He once wrote about his days as a protester:

"I didn't want to go from beating to beating, jail to jail... There was an entire generation to arouse, primarily about civil rights but also about the larger issues."

Click here for his complete biography.

Aristophanes- Characteristic of A Popular Politician

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It doesn't look like things have changed much since 424 B.C.

Ralph Waldo Emerson's Advice to Donald Trump

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Eric Hoffer on Rudeness

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Arthur Miller on Disbelief and Denial

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Ancient Greek Wisdom on the Risk of Political Apathy

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Mark Twain and the Eternal Mystery of Politics

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JFK and the Ignorance of Voters

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Compassion and Concern

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