OTHER PEOPLE'S WISDOM 11/25/11 George Washington on Government "Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." - George Washington Comments Related Posts: 112511, George Washington, Government

DOUG'S AUDIO CLIPS 11/23/11 Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation "...Both houses of Congress asked [Washington], by a joint committee, to recommend that the people of the United States have a day of public thanksgiving and public prayer... If [Washington] said this today, there would be the most shocking outcry: 'Is he overstepping his constitutional authority? How dare he suggest we have a national day of prayer!'..." Comments Related Posts: 112311, Doug Urbanski, George Washington, Thanksgiving

OTHER PEOPLE'S WISDOM 11/23/11 Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation This is what this day is all about. If you've never read this, you need to. Comments Related Posts: 112311, George Washington, Thanksgiving

OTHER PEOPLE'S WISDOM 10/31/11 George Washington on the Company You Keep "Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company." - George Washington Comments Related Posts: 103111, Associations, George Washington

DOUG'S AUDIO CLIPS 07/01/11 An American Miracle "...This is where the [Revolutionary] War was irreversibly changed. The whole dynamic was irreversibly changed. The fortunes of America were at their lowest at that moment..." Comments Related Posts: American miracle, Doug Urbanski, George Washington

DOUG'S AUDIO CLIPS 07/01/11 The Legend of Bulletproof Washington "...They said about Washington, by the way, that he was bulletproof. Do you know this?... There's a great story..." Comments Related Posts: Bulletproof, Doug Urbanski, George Washington

OTHER PEOPLE'S WISDOM 05/11/11 George Washington on Government "A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master." - George Washington Comments Related Posts: George Washington, Government