Quote of the Day

Michael Dobson | January 29

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"When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary."

Thomas Paine, pamphleteer born January 29, 1737

Michael Dobson | January 1

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"How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?"

E. M. Forster, writer born January 1, 1897

Michael Dobson | January 2

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"Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do."

Isaac Asimov, writer born c. January 2, 1920

Michael Dobson | January 3

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"Law applied to its extreme is the greatest injustice."

Cicero, orator and statesman born January 3, 106 BCE

Michael Dobson | January 4

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"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants."

Sir Isaac Newton, scientist born January 4, 1643 [O.S. December 25, 1642]