“Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Baron De Montesquieu (1689-1755) was an 18th century French philosopher, political thinker and social commentator. He was the first of the great French scholars associated with the Enlightenment a period in which the power of reason was brought to bear against the intolerance of religion and social norms.
His ideas about the separation of powers had an enormous impact and became the basis for the United States Constitution. Despotism he said was a danger for any government and he believed absolute power could be prevented by a system divided among the executive, legislature and a judiciary.
Despite Montesquieu’s belief in the principles of a democracy, he did not feel that all people were equal. He approved of slavery and thought women were weaker than men and had to obey the commands of their husband. (more…)
Many of my readers may not know there’s an official Man Card a select group of us guys have. No joke, the Man Card* is real! I’m not talking about some lame credit card or a lamer yet library card but I mean an authentic Man Card. Customized and imprinted with my name and my own unique membership number. I even have a Certificate of Authenticity! Problem is, I got caught violating my manly duties and zippo, they revoked it! Lost my manly pride along with my Man Card and gave in to my cravings for female companionship and worse yet, matrimony. It all crashed down around me a few years ago and I think it’s time I get my card back!
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