Quote of the Day — Theodore Roosevelt
April 24, 2024
A soft, easy life is not worth living if it impairs the fiber of brain and heart and muscle. We must dare to be great, and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage. For us is the life of action, of strenuous performance of duty. Let us live in the harness, striving mightily. Let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out. — Theodore Roosevelt
1858–1919
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1858–1919
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) was the twenty-sixth President of the United States and one of the most energetic and transformative leaders in American history. Born into a prominent New York family, Roosevelt overcame childhood physical infirmities through rigorous self-discipline and developed into an outdoorsman, soldier, author, and statesman of remarkable accomplishment. His “Rough Rider” military service in Cuba during the Spanish-American War, combined with his advocacy for American imperial expansion, shaped his worldview. Roosevelt believed in American moral obligation to civilize and develop less-developed regions while simultaneously maintaining American military strength and strategic advantage. As president (1901-1909), Roosevelt pursued progressive domestic…
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Theodore Roosevelt’s call to strenuous action closed the April 24, 2024 broadcast, underscoring the responsibility to fight for election integrity. Jay Valentine demonstrated quantum fractal technology that traces dark money flows through tax-exempt organizations, revealing how a single Chinese-funded NGO connects to 247,000 other groups, Trent Loos examined local governance as a model for property rights and CO2 pipeline regulation, and Paula Sarlls discussed the USMC Memorial Foundation’s golf tournament and Buy a Brick program honoring military service.
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Subterfuge
A deceptive stratagem or device used to evade, escape, or conceal; the practice of using such methods to achieve an…
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Tracking Dark Money and NGO Networks in American Elections
Jay Valentine reveals how fractal technology exposes NGO dark money networks, while Trent Loos discusses property rights and local governance. April 24, 2024.
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