Some writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but have different origins. Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness; the former promotes our happiness <b>positively</b> by uniting our affections, the latter <b>negatively</a> by restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions. The first is a patron, the last a punisher.
— Thomas Paine, Common Sense [1776] |
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| October 4, 2022
Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Ukraine
As many people are beginning to realize but would rather not think about, the United States and Russia are moving perilously close to nuclear war. Russian President Putin has now openly pledged to defend Russian territory with “all the forces and means at our disposal.” U.S. President Biden has responded that Russia will suffer “catastrophic consequences” if it resorts to the use of … |
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