"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people. They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty." - Thomas Jefferson The ancient Roman system of education called liberalia studia or "liberal studies" has been immensely influential on the modern world. In a nutshell, liberal studies are those which give a man …
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Modern Problems, Ancient Solutions
The ancient Greeks and Romans had solutions for many of the problems that plague our country today. They recognized that human nature is a double-edged sword and that steps can be taken to mitigate the expression of its lesser qualities while magnifying its finer ones. They understood as well that liberty is not a given, …
We haven’t changed much
The remains of the past have long fascinated the thinking men and women of the present, for a very good reason. The period of cultural history known as the Renaissance, which began in Italy in roughly the 14th century and catalyzed fresh thoughts throughout the rest of Europe through the 17th century, largely took its …
Gregg Hake Launches New eBook: The Courage to Face Ingratitude
It is my pleasure to announce the release of my new eBook entitled "The Courage to Face Ingratitude", the first of hopefully many to come! Those of you have been following my daily blogs for some time will recognize the quotes I've excerpted from the remarkable work of Mr. William George Jordan, a writer and …
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Deep and Broad
"The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid." - Thomas Kempis I heard the whistle of an interesting train of thought while listening to a podcast the other day about the life of Michael Page, an Olympic-medal winning American equestrian. The interviewer asked Page which horseman had influenced his riding career most …
Fair and Right
The notion that the right thing to do is always fair or that fairness is always right is utterly false. Right and fair occasionally align, but assuming that they do in all cases is an incredibly limiting perspective. The idea that anything right must also be fair is one of the many unfortunate by-products of …
A Fine Person
"The best effort of a fine person is felt after we have left their presence." - Ralph Waldo Emerson If I were to interview everyone you interacted with yesterday, would they all say the you left them uplifted or downcast or would it be a mix of both? If it is all one or the …
Individual Initiative
The future of the world hangs upon the initiative of the individual. As with our physical bodies, individuals cluster and coordinate into groups of individuals and groups of individuals organize into larger systems, but the health of the body of humanity depends upon the health of its individual members, just as the health of a …
My Best Teachers
"If you treat an individual...as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe One of the greatest privileges in life is that of teaching, coaching, mentoring or leading others in any setting or of any age. …
The Crowning Reward
"Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art." - Frederic Chopin Whether life imitates art or art imitates life I cannot be sure, but one thing I do know is that simplicity is the pinnacle …
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