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Quotes: 5 June 2026
The philosopher Johann Gottfried Herder, who in 1772 published one of the most important and influential essays on the origins of language, noticing that what I would call the ‘I–thou’ element in communication at the most intuitive level, t...
Federalist No. 26
FEDERALIST No. 26.
The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered.
For the Independent Journal. Saturday, December 22, 1788
HAMILTON
To the People of the State of New...
Quotes: 3 June 2026
On Revolution
Hannah Arendt
[W]hat moved them [Americans who participated in politics] was ‘the passion for distinction’ which John Adams held to be ‘more essential and remarkable’ than any other human faculty: ‘Wherever men, women, or ch...
Federalist No. 25
FEDERALIST No. 25.
The Same Subject Continued (The Powers Necessary to the Common Defense Further Considered)
From the New York Packet.
Friday, December 21, 1787.
HAMILTON
To the People of the State of New...
Quotes: 31 May 2026
Roger Scruton (1944-2020)
An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Philosophy
Roger Scruton
A later Kantian philosopher, Wilhelm Dilthey (1833- 1911), extended Schleiermacher’s hermeneutical ‘method’ to the entire human world. We seek to underst...
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I’m a retired attorney & counselor. I received my eduction from the U of Iowa. I’m an Iowa native. My wife & I lived in India, China, and Romania between 2012 & 2018.
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