Quote of the Day — Aristotle
August 20, 2021
He who has overcome his fears will truly be free. — Aristotle
-384–-322
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-384–-322
Aristotle, ancient history’s most comprehensive thinker, created systematic frameworks for understanding nearly every domain of knowledge that shaped Western civilization for two millennia. Born in Macedonia, he studied under Plato in Athens before founding his own school, the Lyceum, where he pioneered empirical observation and logical reasoning. Unlike Plato’s abstract idealism, Aristotle grounded philosophy in careful observation of the natural world. His contributions span metaphysics, ethics, politics, biology, rhetoric, and logic, with each field bearing his distinctive systematic approach. Aristotle’s virtue ethics—the idea that ethical excellence comes through cultivating good habits and finding the golden mean between extremes—remains influential in…
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Aristotle’s wisdom on conquering fear anchored the August 20, 2021 broadcast, which explored false narratives driving division in American politics. Peter Yu argued from his own immigrant experience that systemic racism is a lie and pushed back against critical race theory, Hal Van Hercke reflected on the devastating Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and its impact on veterans, and Rick Turnquist presented his annual assessment documenting how Colorado has declined under Democrat governance.
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Addressing the Racism Narrative and Democrat Governance Failures
Peter Yu confronts the CRT lie, Rick Turnquist exposes Democrat governance failures, and veteran support during the Afghanistan crisis. August 20, 2021.
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