Reader Beware

[stephenpe]

I didn't think he was smart enough to say such an excellent thing.

Great quote, no matter where it came from.

Ive searched back for said quote......What was it. TIA

[DGUtley]

https://oll.libertyfund.org/quotes/22

"Beware the leader who bangs the drum of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor. For patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind. And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the blood boils with hate and the mind has closed, the leader will have no need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry, infused with fear and patriotism, will offer up all of their rights to the leader and gladly so. How do I know? For this is what I have done. " Julius Caesar

He never said that.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/snare-drummed/

[stephenpe]

thanks, but still a great quote.........so it just showed up on the internet in 2001........

[midcan5]

I wish you guys would read learn and pay attention instead of the constant childish and stupid ad hominems. You do realize your inane replies tell us who you are and do not address the topic. Maybe not?

While this is a bit off topic, we do try to support local bookstores. Our grandchildren cost us a fortune some visits. lol But I like Amazon it is easy finding books that are often not big sellers.


'Lydia Davis refuses to sell her next book on Amazon' 'The garlanded short story author will release her next collection solely in bookshops and select independent online outlets to coincide with Bookshop Day'

https://www.theguardian.com/books/20...book-on-amazon

[stephenpe]

I wish you guys would read learn and pay attention instead of the constant childish and stupid ad hominems. You do realize your inane replies tell us who you are and do not address the topic. Maybe not?

While this is a bit off topic, we do try to support local bookstores. Our grandchildren cost us a fortune some visits. lol But I like Amazon it is easy finding books that are often not big sellers.


'Lydia Davis refuses to sell her next book on Amazon' 'The garlanded short story author will release her next collection solely in bookshops and select independent online outlets to coincide with Bookshop Day'

https://www.theguardian.com/books/20...book-on-amazon

My 15 yr old loves me to take her to Barnes and Noble. Its a $50 trip usually. I love that she loves books.

[midcan5]

Religion in America today is not Christlike, it seems too concerned with politics and control of the other. Think only of how they cry over the unborn but care nada for the born. Interesting read below.

'Testimony: Inside the evangelical movement that failed a generation'

'Jon Ward’s life is divided in half: two decades inside the evangelical Christian bubble and two decades outside of it.

“A work of raw honesty and deep insight.” Kristin Kobes Du Mez, New York Times best-selling author of Jesus and John Wayne

https://www.jonwardwrites.org/book/testimony

"Jon Ward’s honest, meditative, and beautifully written memoir shines a bright light on the often-obscured links between religion and politics in America." Yuval Levin

[zelmo1234]

I wish you guys would read learn and pay attention instead of the constant childish and stupid ad hominems. You do realize your inane replies tell us who you are and do not address the topic. Maybe not?

While this is a bit off topic, we do try to support local bookstores. Our grandchildren cost us a fortune some visits. lol But I like Amazon it is easy finding books that are often not big sellers.


'Lydia Davis refuses to sell her next book on Amazon' 'The garlanded short story author will release her next collection solely in bookshops and select independent online outlets to coincide with Bookshop Day'

https://www.theguardian.com/books/20...book-on-amazon

This is actually really cool. it is nice that she is trying to support small business. and it will take longer for her books to reach all of the readers but I like the idea

[carolina73]

I still buy it by the new name. My kids love that pancake. I wish I could make them from scratch that well. The Pearl Milling Company. Since 1889

But, I'll bet their jingle sucks.

[stephenpe]

Old school reference. Jingle. It morphed into jiggle for awhile. Sex sells. But now all I hear in my head are multiple jingles from old days of commercials. Youll wonder where the yellow went when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent. Im cukoo for cocoa puffs.

• My bologna has a first name, it's O-S-C-A-R. ( ...
• Plop plop, fizz fizz, oh what a relief it is. ( ...
• Double your pleasure, double your fun.

[midcan5]

Excellent read and spot on.

'American Whitelash' 'A Changing Nation And The Cost Of Progress' By Wesley Lowery

'A masterful blend of narrative history and empathetic reporting.'

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-r...can-whitelash/