tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242140.post7105356800568930410..comments2023-08-01T05:15:54.368-04:00Comments on Northern Light: Randy Davis~ "The Need for Character"RGeorgeDunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09241829225646333052noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242140.post-70002341121155866532010-04-04T00:49:32.970-04:002010-04-04T00:49:32.970-04:00Countering one Action with another requires reason...Countering one Action with another requires reason. Common Law is it's measure. Keeping Freedom demands Respect of Truth Eternal. <br /><br />You have a link to the Character building Project?RGeorgeDunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241829225646333052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242140.post-69617324087576809862010-04-02T10:21:40.314-04:002010-04-02T10:21:40.314-04:00Modernity in elite opinion, attempts to replace th...Modernity in elite opinion, attempts to replace the ethic of self-control with that of self-expression.<br /><br />The traditional understanding of politics was that its goal was to improve the character of its citizens. The American republic was, as we know, founded on a different understanding- that of taking human nature pretty much as it was and hoping that personal liberty could survive political action if ambition were made to counteract ambition.<br /><br />I agree with Reverend Davis in his "The Need for Character" and that is why I have launched The Character Building Project and welcome insights from others.Michael J. Kerriganhttp://www.characters-with-character.comnoreply@blogger.com