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Second Sight
“Sack of Rome”Digital Art by GrangerAt fineartamerica.com I want terrorists dead would dispatch them myself but you scare me, too snorting rarefied capital air like the pigs that you are feckless...
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Plato Misunderstood
Paul F. Lenzi:(I wrote this piece a few years ago and originally posted it here in January.) Originally posted on Poesy plus Polemics: What Karl Popper missed in his Plato Was its nourishment of the...
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Under Archons
Archon Basileus From the East Frieze of the Parthenon men great and small will hold titles but the salient fact of democracies is that no one shall arrogate powers sufficient to squander the will of...
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Citizen
“Freedom of Speech” Illustration by Norman Rockwell Plato told you of happiness gods who look kindly on justice rights and privileges unjustly used carry nothing of benefit unto to the soul or the...
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Platonic Musings
Fragment of Plato’s Manuscript for “The Republic” From ancient.eu Plato’s republic mistrusted its people democracy framed as the doorstep to tyranny thus did enlightenment find more effective regime a...
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Cautionary Tale
“Over the Cliff” Steel Engraving by Barbara Griffin From fineartamerica.com a republic is damned hard on citizens forced by their own definition they can’t ignore politics can’t shirk their role in...
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Reaper Feminam
“Sunset: Wheat Field with Crows”Painting by Vincent Van Gogh she lurks lacking patience gripping the haft of her scythe more than ready to cut her swath harvesting souls thin the crop so to speak...
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Cry Country
“Depression” by Farid Shirzad lift the pain from these ill deceived bones let this heart fly above the white mountaintops up where whole worlds can be brought into view let these eyes see how truth has...
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If Not You, Then Who?
“The Letter” by George Goodwin Kilburne let them know how you feel let them know what you think speak your mind with a candid assessment of why they are wrong refrain from ad hominem epithets this is...
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The Purpose of Eagles
Image from pinterest.com voluble opinions majestically engaged elemental important conversation of raptors fierce cadre of symbols at roost in their caucus debate ontological truths of a sovereign...
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