Posts by Patrick Garry
November 15, 2024
John M. Ellis’
A Short History of Relations Between Peoples: How the World Began to Move Beyond Tribalism is an important book. It defends the values and history of Western civilization underlying the political and economic systems that have produced the prosperous and multifaceted world Westerners currently enjoy.
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September 17, 2024
Historical comparisons rarely offer definitive guides to the present. Such juxtapositions, however, can reveal ways in which conditions from the past persist into the present, thus providing a reminder of the consistency of history.
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July 04, 2023
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.”
—Cicero,
Pro Plancio, 54 B.C.
Whenever I act out of anger or fear, I make mistakes—sometimes serious mistakes.
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