Monday, July 5, 2010
Paine on Earning It
“What we obtain too cheap,
we esteem too lightly: ’tis
dearness only that gives
every thing its value.”
-Thomas Paine (1737–1809)
American political theorist & writer
Celebrating Independence Day in the USA
(We did it yesterday but today’s a Federal thing.)
Give more history…
In early 1776, Thomas Paine published the best-selling pamphlet Common Sense. It sold more than 500,000 copies (before the Internet), influenced the U.S. Declaration of Independence, and set the stage for The American Revolution.
Learn more about Paine and read Common Sense or get this columnist’s thoughts on the 10 books that changed American History (Common Sense is his #1).
(Did you know… Thomas Jefferson & John Adams — the only two signers of the Declaration of Independence who became president — both died on the same day… July 4th, 1826 — the 50th celebration of Independence Day. Cwazy.)
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New Q3 printable GiveMore calendars are up here (quarterly work day calendars here).
Also, if you’re up for it, I’ll be giving two 12-minute online talks tomorrow (July 6). I’m trying something new… trying to inspire 212 and Smovish mindsets in a condensed period of time. 212ers here. Smovers here.
Area code and state abbreviation charts are here.
(the Cwazy thing was supposed to make you laugh)
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