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Clearness is the first essential.
Source: Quintilian’s Institutio Oratoria according to Will Durant Caesar and Christ; in John Robson's Words Worth Noting
Posted: 2025 Nov 21
Category Archives: Through History
The Last Time
A question for all time, and our times. Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Policy, Sports and Exercise, Thinking Broadly, Through History
Tagged Citizenship, Critical Thinking, History, Sports
4 Comments
Avocado’s Number
It’s never too late to embark on a scientific career. I mean, how hard can it be? Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Through History
Tagged History, Science
18 Comments
Anything You Can Do
Why Annie was wrong. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Through History, You are Here
Tagged History, Technology, Trains & Boats & Planes
8 Comments
Good as the Best
And now here’s the civil engineers heard from. Continue reading
More Than Meets the Eye
What I learned from a 19th-century polymath. Continue reading
Back In the Year
History repeats itself. Continue reading
Route Six Six
It’s almost enough to make you want to cut your hair. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Mortality, Through History
Tagged Community, History, Military
12 Comments
The Drop That Fell; The Corn That Did Not Pop
More food surprises. Continue reading
That Pesky Fourth Dimension
Adrift in time, this time. Continue reading
Posted in Thinking Broadly, Through Canada, Through History, You are Here
Tagged Beaches, History, Science, Water
14 Comments