...a very precise Ancient Greek idiom holds that we do not march forward into the future. We’re facing the past, the future is behind us, and we back into it. [We all] navigate by seeing only where they’ve been and are often blind to what the future might bring....Beware those who "lead us to the future." They're leading with their ....ahhh....fannies.
Wisconsin native. "The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him."--GKC "Liberalism is the modern and morbid habit of always sacrificing the normal to the abnormal" --G K Chesterton "The only objective of Liberty is Life" --G K Chesterton "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition." -- Rudyard Kipling
Friday, November 30, 2018
Ancient Greek Smarts
Part of a longer essay, but worth extracting for y'all:
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