“Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.” Lao-Tzu, [Li Erh] (570-490 BC) ‘Old Sage’, Father of Taoism. Source Reference Lao-Tzu Quote

“The highest reward for man’s toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it.” John Ruskin, (1819-1900) British author, artist, social critic. Source Reference John Ruskin Quote

“Any time we deny any citizen the full exercise of his constitutional rights, we are weakening our own claim to them.” Dwight D. Eisenhower, (1890-1969), 34th US President, WWII General. Source: Reader’s Digest, December 1963. Source Reference Dwight D. Eisenhower Quote

“Tolerance implies a respect for another person, not because he is wrong or even because he is right, but because he is human.” John Cogley, Source: Commonwealth, 24 April 1959. Source Reference John Cogley Quote

“However, there’s no silver bullet at the moment — and there might never be” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu, WHO director General, regarding a vaccine for COVID-19. Source Reference WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns there may never be a ‘silver bullet’…

“Some say lockdown and curfew is making Melbourne a ‘prison.’” The Melbourne Age, reporting on stage 4 lockdown of Victoria. Source Reference ‘I am at the mercy of fools’: Here’s how Melbourne is feeling under stage 4, a curfew and…

“Normalcy only returns when we largely vaccinate the entire population.” Bill Gates, Cofounder of Microsoft. Source Reference ‘You Don’t Have A Choice’ — ‘Normalcy Only Returns When We Largely Vaccinate the Entire Population’

“Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, and poet. Source: Essays, 1841. Source Reference Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote

“It is discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.” Noel Coward, (1899-1973) British playwright. Source Reference Noel Coward Quote

“Take care that no one hates you justly.” Publilius Syrus, Latin writer of maxims, in the 1st century BCE. Source Reference Publilius Syrus Quote

“Today in the United States, the corporate – or ‘mainstream’ – press is massively consolidated. And it has become remarkably monolithic in viewpoint, at the same time that an increasing number of journalists see themselves less as objective reporters of…

“The American people should be made aware of the trend toward monopolization of the great public information vehicles and the concentration of more and more power over public opinion in fewer and fewer hands.” Spiro Agnew, U. S. Vice-President. Source: 13 November 1969. Source…