Modern America and Ancient Rome
Like ancient Rome, modern American is increasingly worshiping her own genius and preaching her own gospel. American is...
“When the people find they can vote themselv...
“When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” ...
Why Christianity insists on holidays like Christma...
[R]eligion always insists on special days like Christmas, while philosophy always tends to despise them. Religion is...
Self-pity.
Feeling sorry for ourselves feels so good. That’s why we love it. But like the boy who loved to wet his pants...
Self-pity
A man may quite reasonably regard himself as a jolly good fellow. He may at the same time quite consistently regard...
Politics.
The more I watch politicians, the more I realize that politics is for those who aren’t content to show their...
The old and new humility.
[T]he old humility made a man doubtful about his efforts, which might make him work harder. But the new humility...
Humility, a practical virtue.
Humility is so practical a virtue that men think it must be a vice. Humility is so successful that it is mistaken...
It is always the secure who are humble.
[T]he essence of Christianity was in a literal sense the New Testament — a covenant with God which opened to men...
The instinct of mankind against pride.
[T]he instinct of mankind against pride, as the ultimate human evil, can be proved from the most prosaic details or...
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