"In a democracy (‘rule by mob’), those who refuse to learn from history will be the majority and will dictate that everyone else suffer for their ignorance."
Re: the TSA and other governmental abominations
“Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them; and these will continue until they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.” — Frederick Douglass, August 4, 1857
Or, “Do the little things.”
This phrase, taken from what has been traditionally acredited to St David’s last sermon, characterize the life and faith of
“…St. Lily, surnamed Gwas-Dewy, that is, St. David’s man, [was David’s] beloved disciple and companion in his retirement.” (*)
St Lily apparently took to heart the lessons he heard and learned from his mentor, since he is honored (still, primarily in Wales) for his faithfulness to David’s teaching to
“Be joyful, and keep your faith and your creed. Do the little things that you have seen me do and heard about… ” (**)
Augustine also echoed Christ when he said, “To be faithful in little things is a big thing.”
“He who is faithful in very little things is faithful also in much.” – Luke 16:10
slapping a silly person silly is just… silly
Found a comment that sums up my inner response to fake optimism:
…whenever I hear someone say “Everything is perfect” — while their facial expression indicates otherwise — my inner Groucho usually replies, “Well, I’m glad to hear that, because I just stepped in some dog perfection and I’m tracking it all over your rug!”