Raven Report Wisdom is the ability to think and act using knowledge, experience, understanding, common sense and insight

HISTORY Geopolitics is the study of nation states in their interaction with their neighbors in their daily life.   Economics is the study of man in his daily life.  Simple statements with significant implications. Some underlying facts that are important – Saddam Assad is the legal King of Syria.  It is... ...

It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes. Andrew Jackson Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms. Andrew Jackson The American... ...

Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak. John Adams Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. John Adams Always vote for principle, though you may vote... ...

Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it. George Orwell Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas. Joseph Stalin Those... ...

Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it. –  Blaise Pascal It is the heart, which perceives God and not the reason. That is what faith is: God perceived by the heart, not by the reason. –... ...

The people in this room come from many, many backgrounds. You represent so many religions so many views. But, we are all united in our faith in our creator and our firm knowledge that we are all equal in his eyes. – Donald Trump national prayer breakfast February 2, 2017... ...

“If there is ever a fascist takeover in America, it will come not in the form of storm troopers kicking down doors but with lawyers and social workers saying, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” ― Jonah Goldberg, Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left... ...

The anti-Semitic threats targeting our Jewish community and the community centers are horrible and are painful and a very sad reminder of the work that still must be done to root out the hate, prejudice, and evil. This tour was a meaningful reminder of why we have to fight bigotry,... ...

When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion. Voltaire It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong. Voltaire Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage. Confucius  Economic depression cannot be cured... ...

When one makes a Revolution, one cannot mark time; one must always go forward – or go back. He who now talks about the ‘freedom of the press’ goes backward, and halts our headlong course towards Socialism. Vladimir Lenin The goal of socialism is communism. Vladimir Lenin Socialism proposes no... ...