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"When power leads men towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses"
JFK, Amherst College, 26th October 1963.

(JFK was assassinated 27 days later, perhaps by someone who hated poetry and took umbrage - you never know - there are all sorts of theories about how and why Kennedy was terminated).
https://www.jfkthelastspeech.org/the-film/

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Ahavati said:

Do More in '24! Start a Cheese competition! LOLOL!

Great idea!

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Josh said:"When power leads men towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses"
JFK, Amherst College, 26th October 1963.

(JFK was assassinated 27 days later, perhaps by someone who hated poetry and took umbrage - you never know - there are all sorts of theories about how and why Kennedy was terminated).
https://www.jfkthelastspeech.org/the-film/

Awesome. His death was heard in our far-off land and we didn't even know him. Only that he was an American president. This was the time of our parents being able to listen to news from all over the world. All hail Radio.

An extraordinary amount of arrogance is present in any claim of having been the first to invent something.-Benoit Mandelbrot


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Grace said:
[ . . . ]
An extraordinary amount of arrogance is present in any claim of having been the first to invent something.-Benoit Mandelbrot


A'ho!

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Ahavati said:

A'ho!


Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine-Charles Dickens

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"I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things."
(Isaiah 45:7 -- King James Bible)

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Josh said:
"I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things."
(Isaiah 45:7 -- King James Bible)

Amen.🌹

You can't make something true just because you really want it to be.-Carlos Wallace

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Josh said:
"I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things."
(Isaiah 45:7 -- King James Bible)


Because if there wasn't contrast how could we have free will to choose our actions?

All sun makes for a desert. ~ Arabian Proverb

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Understanding and to be understood makes happiness complete.-anonymous

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I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. Amen.-
Martin Luther

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When you look
For Life
In the shadows
The Shadows
Will find
Life
In You

Josh
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Ahavati said:

Because if there wasn't contrast how could we have free will to choose our actions?

All sun makes for a desert. ~ Arabian Proverb


Exactly, the great gift of free will has to set in a context of choice - otherwise we humans are merely predetermined robots.

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Josh said:

Exactly, the great gift of free will has to set in a context of choice - otherwise we humans are merely predetermined robots.


You mean like AI?

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