You see, the common man in the United States is not supposed to be ignorant. Being ignorant is inherently UN-American.

Start early, be clear about what you are teaching and give the children a chance to excel every day and be honest about their progress.

It is easy to get carried away with the rip-tides and undercurrents in life’s turbulent seas. It seems like you swim and swim then look towards the shore and see that you have gone backwards, moved farther away and gotten tired of fighting the waters of time in what once was your life’s purpose.

Being alone means you can remove the world’s bullshit and finally discover who you are.

(Click here to read an excerpt written by Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1838, which I found about 15 minutes after writing this post. Unbelievable. Obviously, while I try to write as simple as possible, Emerson doesn’t bother with that. He isn’t afraid to expound on his principles at length. Back…

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I’ve been watching a video series about the history of Germany and how the establishment of the Holy Roman Empire as a religious and political power created a culture which paved the way for intellectual growth. Information during the Middle Ages was of great value. Every single book was “printed”…