Oct 31st, 2007 Posted in Constitution | no comment »
As we come into the twelve months preceding the next Presidential election, we find two things are true. First, few are acting “presidential” at all, and second, that we – as a country – are far from the original vision. I thought it a good idea to write on the document that formalized this great experiment – a little bit each few days – so that we are each reminded of what the Founding Fathers had to say about how this country should be organized and run. I hope that their wisdom can guide us as we vote and as we are active in local politics. Read the rest of this entry »
Oct 31st, 2007 Posted in Virtue | no comment »
“Make no expense but to do good to others or to yourself; waste nothing.”
(three of several definitions)
1. Characterized by thriftiness and avoidance of waste
2. Involving very little expense
3. A sparing, controlled, or efficient use of something
Economy does not consist in saving the coal, but in using the time while it burns. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mere parsimony is not economy… Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy… Economy is a distributive virtue, and consists, not in saving, but in selection. - Thomas Nixon Carver
Economy is the art of making the most of life. The love of economy is the root of all virtue. - George Bernard Shaw.
I envy Franklin’s mastery of the language as he is able to say – in a short sentence – that which I cannot explain even in a paragraph. The statement made here clearly outlines the concept that every outlay should be non-trivial. Read the rest of this entry »
