#george santayana

[nobeerreviews]

I like to walk about amidst the beautiful things that adorn the world.

-- George Santayana

#beauty #sunflower #our world #george santayana #nature photography #switzerland #quote #walking #nature #sun rays

[philosophicalconservatism]

“Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness (conserving). When change is absolute there remains no being to improve and no direction is set for possible improvement: and when experience is not retained, as among savages, infancy is perpetual.”

George Santayana (1863-1952) Spanish philosopher.

#conservatism #george santayana

[porterdavis]

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

George Santayana

#george santayana #it can't happen here

[al-sapore-di-sigarette]

"Coloro che dimenticano il passato sono condannati a riviverlo."

George Santayana

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[youmaycallmeasha]

#wintegirls #journal #laurie halse anderson #books #ralph waldo emerson #henry david thoreau #peter watts #alan watts #sonya sanchez #the bhagavad gita #dr seuss #george santayana #tw: ed #the tw is for the whole book #tw: self harm #the bible #the holy bible

[carolyn-magazine]

This is a letter I wrote to my Secretary of State in regard to the disqualification of Donald J. Trump, and any others, from holding public office, per the United States Constitution, Amendment 14, Section 3.

[Disclaimer: this letter has been altered by me to remove the name of this state's Secretary of State in case anyone else would like to copy and send it to their Secretary of State or Lieutenant Governor. [Note: In Some States the Lieutenant Governor also serves as the Secretary of State and/or Chief Election Officer]

Dear Secretary of State [insert name] ,

In addition to serving as Secretary of State of [insert state], you also serve as Chief Election Officer. As a proud resident of [insert state], I am aware that you stand by the wisdom of The United States Constitution, as we all should. I implore you to please read, and take into serious consideration, the below information.

I am writing to your offices urging a formal review of whether Donald J. Trump, and any others, are barred from the ballot in this state by way of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. That Amendment disqualifies from the ballot any person who “shall have engaged” in an “insurrection.”

For such a disqualification, there is no requirement that Trump or any person be first convicted of any crime - as the Congressional Research Service notes.

Additionally, last year after a trial in New Mexico, a judge ruled that Jan. 6 was an “insurrection” within the meaning of the 14th Amendment and that Otero County Commissioner Cuoy Griffin was removed from office and disqualified from the ballot for “engaging” in that attack. Mr. Griffin is also prohibited from ever holding an elected position in the state of New Mexico.

Donald Trump’s actions - as detailed in the final report of the “Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack” - far exceed the actions of Griffin in terms of “engaging” in the Jan. 6 insurrection. While that New Mexico ruling is not binding in this or any other state, it is persuasive in its reasoning, and I urge your offices to read it.

Recently, conservative legal scholars (former Federal Judge on the Court of Appeals 4th circuit, J. Michael Luttig, and Professor Emeritus at Harvard Law School, who taught Constitutional Law at Harvard for nearly five decades, Laurence Tribe) have recently penned articles reaching the conclusion that given Trump’s conduct, the US Constitution does in fact bar Trump from the ballot.

Article VI of The United States Constitution reads, "This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any state to the Contrary notwithstanding."

Amendment 14, Section 3 of The United States Constitution reads, "No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability."

As Americans, we should always take the Constitution seriously, and most people do, including Donald Trump, as we've witnessed him repeatedly standing by the 1st and 5th amendments.

We can't pick and choose which amendments are legally binding because each one is considered part of the supreme law of the land, as stated above in Article VI of The Constitution.

The time is now to review if Trump, or anyone for that matter, has done just that, and is barred from the ballot - well before the 2024 election.

George Santayana once famously wrote, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." 

We must learn from History and there is a reason why Section 3 of the 14th Amendment was written into The Constitution - as a way to prevent our democracy from being destroyed.

Thank you for considering this issue that is vitally important to protecting our Republic.

Sincerely,

[insert your name here]

References

https://www.senate.gov/about/origins-foundations/senate-and-constitution/constitution.htm

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/donald-trump-constitutionally-prohibited-presidency/675048/

https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:d5f3903a-9ef1-413d-8b62-d42d1e8f44a5

https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2022/09/06/nm-judge-orders-couy-griffin-to-be-removed-from-otero-county-commission-bars-him-from-holding-any-office-in-the-future/

https://www.c-span.org/video/?507774-1/president-trump-video-statement-capitol-protesters

https://iep.utm.edu/santayan/

https://youtu.be/5Aaqz4qiQYM?si=ls1xrwNcKcFZrVMd

#United States Constitution #Amendment 14 section 3 #disqualification #insurrection #letter to secretary of state #barred from ballot #threat to democracy #stop the madness #inciting an insurrection #george santayana #history #remember the past #don't let history be repeated #secretary of state #facts #MSNBC

[wehavewords]

“The earth has music for those who listen.”

George Santayana

#wehavewords #george santayana #words #quotes #life quotes #life #quotes about life #true words #earth

[ballumville]

'The family is one of nature's masterpieces.' 💕- George Santayana

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[twicedailyquotes]

Only the dead have seen the end of war.

George Santayana

#quote #quotes #george santayana #war

[namitha]

The earth has its music for those who will listen, Its bright variations forever abound; With all the wonders that God has bequeathed us, There is nothing that thrills like the magic of sound.

🌿 George Santayana

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#george santayana #poetry #the earth has its music for those who will listen..🎶 #river stream #my video #nature heals☘️

[quotes-by-dilanka]

Scepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer: there is nobility in preserving it coolly and proudly through long youth, until at last, in the ripeness of instinct and discretion, it can be safely exchanged for fidelity and happiness.

—George Santayana

#george santayana #skepticism #psychology #inquiry #thinking #critical thinking #howard marks #investing #oak tree capital

[arcanespillo]

I would I might Forget that I am

by GEORGE SANTAYANA

Sonnet VII

I would I might forget that I am I,

And break the heavy chain that binds me fast,

Whose links about myself my deeds have cast.

What in the body’s tomb doth buried lie

Is boundless; ’tis the spirit of the sky,

Lord of the future, guardian of the past,

And soon must forth, to know his own at last.

In his large life to live, I fain would die.

Happy the dumb beast, hungering for food,

But calling not his suffering his own;

Blessèd the angel, gazing on all good,

But knowing not he sits upon a throne;

Wretched the mortal, pondering his mood,

And doomed to know his aching heart alone.

#george santayana #poem #poetry #I would I might Forget that I am

[agora-bishoy]

لا يمكن للآلهة أن تتعرى لأن صفاتها هي عين ذاتها

خورخي سانتيانا

#george santayana #سانتايانا #صفات الآلهة #اقتباس #أدب #اقتباسات

[youngbloodoldsoul]

#wintergirls #laurie halse anderson #inspo #ralph waldo emerson #henry david thoreau #peter watts #sonya sanchez #the bhagavad gita #dr seuss #george santayana #the bible #a couple of pages #book list #reading list

[cursushonorumhistory]

Those who do not learn history...

are doomed to repeat it, right? That’s the quote, isn’t it? This is an out-of-context statement that is short, witty, and will make everyone think you’re smart. But, let’s read the full passage by George Santayana in his book the Life of Reason (1905). “Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. When change is absolute there remains no being to improve and no direction is set for possible improvement: and when experience is not retained, as among savages, infancy is perpetual. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. In the first stage of life the mind is frivolous and easily distracted; it misses progress by failing in consecutiveness and persistence. This is the condition of children and barbarians, in whom instinct has learned nothing from experience. In a second stage men are docile to events, plastic to new habits and suggestions, yet able to graft them on original instincts, which they thus bring to fuller satisfaction. This is the plane of manhood and true progress.“ You should know what source witticisms come from, and what conclusion the author draws from them. He is taken out of context because it’s a catchy line of course, but he is trying to describe a reason why barbarians and children are similar in their fundamental nature. Given the date of the book, 1905, you can assume his definition of barbarian to be just about every ethnicity other than a select few on Earth. You don’t need to read in between the lines to find this, you only need to google the original source and read the passage and the date to find why this quote is treated with general distaste among historians. A single sentence of gold amidst a pile of pseudo-philosophical racist ramblings is not really what you want your profession to be known for.

#history #ancient history #george santayana #why study history

[postersbykeith]

#quotes #George Santayana #highest form of vanity #love of fame