(Since power and wifi were out here, from Thursday morning until recently, I'm catching up with several day's worth of Thoughts)
Thought for Friday, 09/30:
"It is clear that thought is not free if the profession of certain opinions makes it impossible to earn a living." ~ Bertrand Russell
Thought for Saturday, 10/01:
"Son, in war times it is not safe to think unless one travels with the mob." ~ Charles Lindberg Sr. (to Charles Lindberg Jr. in 1917)
Thought for Sunday, 10/02:
"If you live long enough, the venerability factor creeps in; first, you get accused of things you never did, and later, credited for virtues you never had." I. F. Stone
Thought for Monday, 10/03:
"Genuine goodness is threatening to those at the opposite end of the moral spectrum." ~ Charles Spencer