About Me

In writing the "About Me" portion of this blog I thought about the purpose of the blog - namely, preventing the growth of Socialism & stopping the Death Of Democracy in the American Republic & returning her to the "liberty to abundance" stage of our history. One word descriptions of people's philosophies or purposes are quite often inadequate. I feel that I am "liberal" meaning that I am broad minded, independent, generous, hospitable, & magnanimous. Under these terms "liberal" is a perfectly good word that has been corrupted over the years to mean the person is a left-winger or as Mark Levin more accurately wrote in his book "Liberty & Tyranny" a "statist" - someone looking for government or state control of society. I am certainly not that & have dedicated the blog to fighting this. I believe that I find what I am when I consider whether or not I am a "conservative" & specifically when I ask what is it that I am trying to conserve? It is the libertarian principles that America was founded upon & originally followed. That is the Return To Excellence that this blog is named for & is all about.

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Second Set Of Inspirational Quotes - This Time With A Theme

Back in June I posted a set of five quotations I saved from blogs & e-newsletters I subscribe to that feature quotes of the day as part of their presentations.  Although these were random selections I received comments like "good ones" & "All quoted statements are great.  I try to live what they say."

Below is a second set of five that I selected that is not random but establishes a theme.  

1.  "We have met the enemy & he is us." - Pogo, April 22, 1970

2.  "Men at some time were masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves. . ."   - Cassius speaking to Brutus in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar

3.  "This city is what it is because our citizens are what they are." - Plato writing in The Republic

4.  "Be a yardstick of quality.  Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected." - Steve Jobs

5.  "You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go."  Jeannette Rankin

Posted by ReturnToExcellence.net at 11:33 PM

2 comments:

  1. SSSeptember 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM

    Hi Doug,
    Quotes are always fun to read…One could easily substitute Steve Jobs name, in number four, with Donald Trump. Very successful people think the same

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  2. DrBSeptember 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM

    Great quotes.

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