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May 7, 2012

Europe on the Edge: France and Greece Point to Dangerous Times Ahead

New French President Francois Hollande The people of France and Greece have repudiated the European Union’s austerity mandate and Europe stands on the edge of chaos. Maybe not immediate chaos but chaos that will engulf the continent as country after … Continue reading →

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Tagged as adolf hitler, angela merkel, communists, economic crisis, eu, europe, european union, france, germany, great depression, greece, History, nazis, neo-nazis, nicolas Sarkozy, pat buchanan, radicalism, socialists, the nazi seizure of power, william sheridan allen, xenophobic racism

January 7, 2012

The Heresy of Thinking and Reason in an Age of Fanaticism

“Unreason and anti-intellectualism abominate thought. Thinking implies disagreement; and disagreement implies nonconformity; and nonconformity implies heresy; and heresy implies disloyalty. So, obviously, thinking must be stopped. But shouting is not a substitute for thinking and reason is not the subversion … Continue reading →

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Tagged as adlai stevenson, cable news, church history, dogma, eric hoffer, heresy, heretics, History, ideology, john f kennedy, kenyan prayer, learning, philosophy, politicians, Politics, preachers, pundits, seminary, talk radio, thinking, unholy trinity

January 6, 2012

Learn when you Can rather than when you Must

“Wise people learn when they can; fools learn when they must.” Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington I have slowed down writing for a few days to spend more time thinking, reflecting, reading and observing. I mentioned last night how … Continue reading →

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Tagged as arthur wellesly, duke of wellington, eric hoffer, History, learning, napoleonic wars, national character, Otto von bismarck, will rogers

January 5, 2012

Reading, Learning and Civilization

“Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. Without books, the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are engines of change, windows on the world … Continue reading →

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Tagged as History, napoleonic wars, napoleon bonaparte, barbara tuchmann, reading, naval warfare, age of sail, trafalgar, admiral nelson

December 31, 2011

The Future Ain’t What it Used to Be: Happy End of the Old Year and a Better New Year

Happy New Year (Art by Judy) “The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.” Abraham Lincoln http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Uo0JAUWijM Well finally we come to the end of the year 2011. That being said we can … Continue reading →

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Tagged as 2011, abraham lincoln, george orwell, George Patton, golda meir, happy new year, History, mark cuban, new years resolutions, the future, the future ain't what it used to be, time, yogi berra

November 14, 2011

Reading and Thinking…

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December 30, 2010

Padre Steve’s Top 25 Articles of 2010, some Statistics and a Big Thank You to My Readers

Well we are coming to the end of the year here at Padre Steve’s World and as if you didn’t know from my baseball posts I am a fanatic about statistics. Last year I published my “Top 10” in order … Continue reading →

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October 12, 2010

A Politician Plays at Being a Waffen SS Mann: Learning all the Wrong Lessons from History

Richard Iott (second from right) with fellow re-enactors Republican Congressional Candidate Richard Iott placed himself on the national political landscape because he likes history. You might say that he is a “history buff” or a person that is not a … Continue reading →

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April 26, 2009

Life in the Ninth Inning- The Game is Never Over Until the Last Out

Today I marked a milestone in my academic life. I completed the course requirements for my Master of Arts in Military History. For me this means, at least in this program I am entering the 9th inning. I have two … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: History

Europe on the Edge: France and Greece Point to Dangerous Times Ahead

The Heresy of Thinking and Reason in an Age of Fanaticism

Learn when you Can rather than when you Must

Reading, Learning and Civilization

The Future Ain’t What it Used to Be: Happy End of the Old Year and a Better New Year

Reading and Thinking…

Padre Steve’s Top 25 Articles of 2010, some Statistics and a Big Thank You to My Readers

Life in the Ninth Inning- The Game is Never Over Until the Last Out

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