I wonder if this was truly the first construction of a government of this kind in history.

Here.

(Alex H., you're the only person I think would actually read this--Don't let me down!)

Wake up early (8:45 ( Read more... )

This was copied from the Council for Secular Humanism.

What Is Secular Humanism? Secular Humanism is a term which has come into use in the last thirty years to describe a world view with the following elements and principles ( Read more... )

( Expressions associated with Existentialism )

"Don't begin the end of your life if you have not ended the beginning.
--Marisol Muniz
Finally I've found an existing philosophy that describes exactly how I view and live in this world!Existentialism attempts to describe our desire to make rational decisions despite existing in an irrational universe. Unfortunately, life might be without ( Read more... )

( Fare Thee Well )

The Romantic poets ushered in a new era of poetry. Their poetry was characterised by vivid and colourful language, evocative of elevating themes and ideas.

I can never get people to understand that poetry is the expression of excited passion, and that there is no such thing as a life of passion any more than a continuous earthquake, or an eternal ( Read more... )

The Weary Oneby Pablo Neruda ( Read more... )

Seek not the favor of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful means. But seek the testimony of the few; and number not voices, but weigh them ( Read more... )