Thomas Paine Quote – Character is much easier kept than recovered
“Character is much easier kept than recovered.” – Thomas Paine
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Song Lyrics – Will We Ever Be The Same
Will We Ever Be The Same (Parody of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s song, “Have You Ever Seen The Rain”) by, Melissa R. Mendelson It seems like so long ago that we were born to roam, I know; change has been comin’ now for some time. Sad it’s over, when you see insanity destroy each day, I know; we’re going under […]
Read moreThe Lord Of The Rings Quote
“What is going to happen, will happen. A new day will come, and when the sun comes it will shine out a bit clearer” – The Lord of the Rings
Read moreHelen Keller Quote – Character
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” – Helen Keller
Read moreShirley MacLaine Quote – Fear Makes Strangers of People Who Would Be Friends
“Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends.” – Shirley MacLaine
Read moreCartoon – The Three Cheers Of Sport
Dagobert D. Runest Quote – People Travel To Faraway Places
“People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.” – Dagobert D. Runest
Read morePleading Guilty
Percentage of all criminal defendants in the United States who forgo a trial by pleading guilty: 97 Percentage of U.S. convicts exonerated last year who had previously pleaded guilty without a trial: 17
Read moreChina’s Human Rights Activists Under Scrutiny
Beijing Mass arrests: In one of the biggest crackdowns on civil society groups in decades, Chinese authorities have detained and questioned at least 238 lawyers and human rights activists over the past two weeks. At least 20 activists remain incarcerated, and the whereabouts of six of them are unclear. Maya Wang, a researcher with Human Rights. Watch, said those still […]
Read moreIsraeli woman turns home into bat shelter
On a tour of Noura Lifschitz’s home in Tel Aviv, you’ll find some unexpected guests hanging out. Lifschitz opened her home to some 70 injured fruit bats and created a shelter where she and volunteers help nurse them back to health and release them back into the wild. Source: Reuters
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