There is nothing that dies so hard and rallies so often as intolerance. The vices and passions which it summons to its support are the most ruthless and the most persistent harbored in the human breast. They sometimes sleep but they never seem to die. Anything, any extraordinary situation, any unnecessary controversy, may light those fires again and plant in our republic that which has destroyed every republic which undertook to nurse it.
~ William E. Borah

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My political journey: From Center to Right (long)

  • Posted by davonwf
  • September 7, 2008

I blame the Catholic education and the nuns.
The biggest difference between a truly educated person and someone with a collection of useless facts is the ability to think for one’s self. This doesn’t mean thinking without considering the opinions of others, but to form a balance between the analysis of others and self-analysis. […]

Thoughts on CA Gay Marriage


By now anyone who is reading this probably knows of the latest California Supreme Court ruling which overturns the will of the voters in CA by redefining marriage in such a way as to allow for same-sex marriages. This is not an extension of the right to marry, since homosexuals already had the same […]