Santayana

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• Coma, Dubious Science, and False Hope

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  As George Santayana is supposed to have said, "Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it." Well, he may not exactly have said exactly that (see Thomas, R.K., 2007, Recurring errors in recent history of psychology textbooks. American Journal of Psychology, 120, 477-495), but I like the quotation anyway. As we ...
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• “It’s possible to fight intolerance, stupidity and fanaticism when they come separately. When you get all three together it’s probably wiser to get out, if only to preserve your sanity.” ~ P. D. James

  
  Lola's Curmudgeonly Musings on Life, Love & Other Trifles — Authority: 121
  But what we need to remember is what happened as a result of the pervasive unrest then could happen now. Those who are being churned into a collective frenzy in their hatred for the man who currently sits in the Oval Office include individuals who only need a push in the right direction to carry that hatred into an ...
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• Why more kids should study world history, harder

  
  Millard Fillmore's Bathtub — Authority: 562
  Jon Taplin explains why knowing world history is valuable. The sad thing is that, of course, the story that makes his reason doesn’t appear in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills list for world history, nor in any other social studies course. Now that the Texas State Board of Education has taken off the ...
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• What a Man Should Be

  
  In God We Trust Blog — Authority: 131
  A man’s feet must be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.- George Santayana   Mail this post Technorati Tags: George Santayana , patriotism
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• Santayana, Goodbye: Billy Joel’s Imperfect Nostalgia

  
  Overthinking It — Authority: 470
  Today’s guest post is an analysis of Billy Joel from Chris Morgan. Want to light it? Try to fight it? Let us know in the comments. We all know the song “ We Didn’t Start the Fire ” – it’s the Billy Joel song that isn’t “Piano Man” (or “You may be Right” for you Dave’s World fans out there). ...
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