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Cargando…COURAGE OF BEING COHERENT IN PUBLIC LIFE Hilaire Belloc, the well-known historian –author of “How The Reformation Happened”- and inseparable friend of Maurice Baring and G.K. Chesterton stood for the Liberals at South Salford in a General Election. Continue in Leer más… Belloc’s Conservative opponents adopted the campaign slogan “Don’t vote for a Frenchman and…
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(2 votos, media: 1,00 de 5)Cargando…Looking for a not sexually oriented teacher. Choosing a heterosexual head of actors for the Drama School.My dream has always been to gather a few children from the streets and to extract their hidden diamonds. That’s not so easy. I have to find people with hidden diamonds…I began with a drama group, ten in all. Later on…
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(Ninguna valoración todavía)Cargando…Encouragement A word of encouragement. A famous singer was advertised to perform at the Grand Opera House in Paris. That night, the concert hall was packed with people, eager to hear her. Suddenly, the house manager went on stage and announced, “Ladies and gentlemen, I regret that due to illness, our special guest will be…
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(1 votos, media: 5,00 de 5)Cargando…COURAGE Hilaire Belloc, the well-known historian –author of “How The Reformation Happened”- and inseparable friend of Maurice Baring and G.K. Chesterton stood for the Liberals at South Salford in a General Election. Belloc’s Conservative opponents adopted the campaign slogan “Don’t vote for a Frenchman and a Catholic”. Belloc responded in the first public…
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(Ninguna valoración todavía)Cargando… Encouragement A word of encouragement. “SHE OPENETH HER MOUTH WITH WISDOM; AND IN HER TONGUE IS THE LAW OF KINDNESS.” PROV 31:26 A famous singer was advertised to perform at the Grand Opera House in Paris. That night, the concert hall was packed with people, eager to hear her. Suddenly, the house manager went on…
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(Ninguna valoración todavía)Cargando…Ah, Old Age! My wife and I several years ago joined a social club in New York City called the Thursday Evening Club. The club meets 4 times a year, usually at an historic or other culturally interesting site in New York City and often hear a lecture or performance followed by dinner. The club…
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