These famous Benjamin Franklin quotes taken from volumes like Poor Richard's Almanack will both inspire you and make you chuckle. “The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.”Library of Congress “Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices.”perpetualplum/Flickr "Wine; a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy."Library of Congress “Better slip with foot than tongue. Read More...
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Should a spider drop down on your work desk or go skittering across your kitchen floor, the initial instinct is to grab the nearest rolled up newspaper. Horror stories about bites and infestations haunt every nature program and recess of the internet, feeding our unease with these creatures. Yet all of this negative attention pointed towards these tiny, hardworking arachnids actually undermines the numerous contributions they provide to your daily life. Read More...
Edward Snowden speaks to a student group by video conference in 2015. Source: Gage Skidmore
On May 20, 2013, Edward Snowden boarded a flight from Hawaii to Hong Kong. The laptop and thumb drives he carried with him contained hundreds of thousands of secret government documents. In a Hong Kong hotel room, he met with journalists and a filmmaker named Laura Poitras, and together they began working through the documents Snowden had taken from the National Security Agency (NSA). Read More...
