Where the rewards of valor are the greatest, there you will find also the best and bravest spirits among the people. | |
— Pericles’ Funeral Oration | |
(From: Thucydides, 430 B. C. E.) | |
[This quote brought to mind General Patton’s famous quote: “Your job is not do die for your country. Your job is to make the other poor, dumb, bastard die for his country.” — kmab] | |
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2021 | Seeking Happiness |
Check Your Watch | |
2020 | Expectation For The Near Future |
2019 | Indian Myth |
Did He Even Have The Courage To Ask? | |
2018 | Nothing |
2017 | Approval First |
2016 | In Search Of Words |
Day 2 – Blending | |
2015 | At What Price? |
2014 | Intricate And Subtle Order |
2013 | Attention To Detail |
2012 | Aequanimitas! |
2011 | Consider This |
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At What Price?
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