Blogs about: Demosthenes
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Why Has Africa Been Left Behind?
On September 28, armed military personnel fired rounds of live ammunition into a group of protestors in Guinea. 157 people were reported dead, eyewitnesses reported rape, and now the leader of the co… more →
Not Everything Is Red or Blue
Why Has Africa Been Left Behind?
lockeanddemosthenes wrote 2 months ago: On September 28, armed military personnel fired rounds of live ammunition into a group of protestors … more →
Success in Afghanistan Not About More U.S. Troops
lockeanddemosthenes wrote 2 months ago: The leading U.S. General in Afghanistan has asked for a supplement of another 40,000 troops to help … more →
Time to "Draw a Line in the Sand"
lockeanddemosthenes wrote 2 months ago: Western leaders, particularly U.S. President Barak Obama, U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and Fren … more →
those crazy kids with their big ideas China Gets There First...Again
lockeanddemosthenes wrote 2 months ago: Half a century ago, power and control over a country was exerted through military force and strength … more →
Leaving Somalia Out to Dry
lockeanddemosthenes wrote 2 months ago: Promising aid, specifically munitions, to unstable nations is always a risky move. It could spark a … more →
Iran Could Be Turning Point
lockeanddemosthenes wrote 2 months ago: On October 1, the United States will convene with Iran and several other world powers to hold compre … more →
9/11 - A Time to Remember and Learn
lockeanddemosthenes wrote 2 months ago: Eight years ago, the United States of America was hit by a devastating terrorist attack. Four plane … more →
Every 24 Hours in the Middle East Changes the World
lockeanddemosthenes wrote 2 months ago: Just like that, things go back to the way they had been. Just like that, the tensions are renewed o … more →
China Begins Global Energy Expansion
lockeanddemosthenes wrote 2 months ago: Two days ago Canada announced that they had sold 60% of their two oil sands projects. The buyer? C … more →
You are all mindless sheep. Yes, even you.
Shane wrote 3 months ago: In Ender’s Game there’s a subplot wherein Ender’s older brother and sister decide … more →
Americans Losing Trust
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lockeanddemosthenes wrote 3 months ago: President Obama’s approval ratings have dropped over ten percent over the last few months amid … more →
"Sir, I wrote that speech in a garret in Exeter Street."
drjimbeaty wrote 3 months ago: Samuel “Dictionary” Johnson served from November 1740 to February 1742 as a reporter of … more →
Cicero and Demosthenes Go Into a Bar...
Hercules Celticus wrote 4 months ago: In a speech yesterday at the annual Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) conference being held … more →
Something to say
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Philip Stern wrote 5 months ago: TONY You know, there’s this guy down the street, sometimes he hangs around a bar down there th … more →
Quote of the Day May 27, 2009
layzdaisy wrote 6 months ago: “Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.” ~ Demothenes Word of … more →
Skeptical Quote 1.12.43
Troythulu wrote 6 months ago: Nothing is so easy as to deceive one’s self, for what we wish we readily believe. –Demos … more →
And so it begins
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John Zimmer wrote 6 months ago: One of the greatest public speakers of ancient Athens was Demosthenes (384 – 322 BC). His spee … more →
Philip II of Macedon
severalfourmany wrote 7 months ago: May 2 19:53:27 2009 Philip was a cunning politician. He played the Greek city-states off each other, … more →
