Posted by Tara Koellhoffer
“There is nothing about which I am more anxious than my country, and for its sake I am willing to die ten deaths, if that be possible.”
Posted by Tara Koellhoffer
“Never think you fortune can bear the sway
Where virtue’s force can cause her to obey.”
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Posted by Tara Koellhoffer
“I have been strong enough to lift you out of the dirt, and I am still able to cast you down again.”
Posted by Tara Koellhoffer
“. . . if you have authority to enter upon and to conclude this negotiation, you will find my ears open to hear your propositions.”
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Posted by Tara Koellhoffer
“For myself, I was never so much enticed with the glorious name of a king or royal authority of a queen as delighted that God hath made me His instrument to maintain His truth and glory, and to defend this kingdom . . . from peril, dishonor, tyranny, and oppression.”
Posted by Tara Koellhoffer
“What religion is this that they pay—the way to salvation is to kill the prince for a merit meritorious?”
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Posted by Tara Koellhoffer
“I admonish you, therefore, not to go before the laws but to follow them, nor dispute whether better ones could be prescribed but observe what the divine law commands and ours compels.”
Posted by Tara Koellhoffer
“[N]o government last where duly pain and grace be not inflicted where best they be deserved. . . .”
Posted by Tara Koellhoffer
As much as politicians seem to bash the wealthy in order to appear to be supportive of lower-income people, people in positions of political power have always relied heavily on the rich for a variety of reasons: for donations, for campaign funds, and, especially, for tax revenue. Elizabeth I was well aware of how much [...]
Posted by Tara Koellhoffer
Today, the North Korean military took the surprising step of proposing direct diplomatic talks with the United States, saying it was ready to meet “any place and at any time.” Although North Korea and the United States have held frequent talks since the Korean War ended with a ceasefire in 1953, U.S. officials believe that [...]