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  • 9 Surprising Quotes on Welfare Reform

    9 Surprising Quotes on Welfare Reform0

    On August 22nd, 1996, President Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, better known as Welfare Reform. Shortly before signing the Act, President Clinton noted that the old welfare system: “[I]nstills the wrong values [and] sends the wrong signals, giving children who have children a check to set up house on their

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  • 9 Quotes that Might Make Trump and Sanders Reconsider Their Presidential Bids

    9 Quotes that Might Make Trump and Sanders Reconsider Their Presidential Bids0

    Given the fervency with which today’s Democrat and Republican presidential candidates are campaigning for the White House, one might reasonably believe that the highest office in the land is quite a prize. But before Trump, Sanders, Cruz, or Clinton take the oath of office, they might want to consider what some of their predecessors had

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  • 9 Literary Masterpieces the Catholic Church Banned

    9 Literary Masterpieces the Catholic Church Banned2

    The Index Librorum Prohibitorum (modern English translation: List of Prohibited Books) was the official list of banned books created by censors of the Roman Catholic Church. First published in 1559 during the Sacred Congregation of the Roman Inquisition, the Index was updated annually until 1966, when it was abolished by Pope Paul VI. The list

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  • 9 Eyebrow-Raising Numbers From Trump’s Surprising Win

    9 Eyebrow-Raising Numbers From Trump’s Surprising Win0

    We are still in the immediate aftermath of the US Presidential Elections, a surprise upset result that has resulted in millions of words being written and many surveys, postmortems, predictions and howls of anguish and triumph being unleashed. So here’s one more to that pile. As I mentioned in my last blogpost before the election,

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  • 9 Ever-Relevant Quotes from Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’

    9 Ever-Relevant Quotes from Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’0

    1) “A prudent man should always follow in the path trodden by great men and imitate those who are most excellent.” 2) “One ought to be both feared and loved, but as it is difficult for the two to go together, it is much safer to be feared than loved.” 3) “The Romans never allowed a trouble spot

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  • 9 Brilliant Quotes from One Smart Dude

    9 Brilliant Quotes from One Smart Dude0

    • October 20, 2015

    British philosopher Roger Scruton is the author of over 30 books, including The Soul of the World, An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Modern Culture, and The Uses of Pessimism and the Dangers of False Hope. He is also the author of a number of lines pregnant with meaning, nine of which appear below: 1. “A

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