Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories We Should All Remember (Modern Library Classics (Paperback))

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Houston Chronicle McCain has made a declaration of values that liberals can embrace as readily as conservatives. And trust that you are never really alone in this life because somewhere along the line you have character firmly on your side. A prolific author, Salomon also played a key role in the transatlantic dialogue between German and American feminists in the early twentieth century. And they prove to young and old alike that we can overcome unbelievable odds to achieve great things when we are united. While that seems rather formal, it doesn’t really take us very far in understanding the depth of the word.

McCain also gives an account of his years in a Vietnam prison, with praises for the men who endured. Dengan menerapkannya dalam tahanan, kita bisa menemukan makna hidup bahkan dalam penderitaan yang terburuk dan menikmati beberapa harta karun pemberian-Nya yang masih kita miliki: keramahan dari orang lain, keindahan matahari terbit, keanggunan pohon yang tumbuh di musim semi (halaman 47). These thinkers, the philosophers and tragic dramatists, saw through mythology to what it said about human nature; they looked into the mind, identifying underlying principles and patterns. Was this barbarity—allegedly “destined”—the result of a mass failure of character in the Indian population?

I highly recommend this book to persons who want to learn more about these people who have shown great character and have enhanced our society. The Ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus left us this morsel to ruminate on: “Character is destiny. Concentration of population entailed inevitable conflicts that carried seeds of destruction, but also the emergence of the natural law of Logos, attunement processes that enabled community living.An inspirational volume of moral and ethical lessons for parents to share with their children presents a collection of original profiles of individuals--including Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandella, Mark Twain, Elizabeth I, and Thomas More--who exemplify such qualities and essential values as diligence, forgiveness, humor, confidence, and honesty. This is also the basis of what the later Romans balanced as a fundamental maxim in Lex Rex or the “the Law is King” rather than Rex Lex as “the King is the Law. I believe we have another example in an immediate past president who exploited weaknesses in textual laws to manipulate his way to wealth and power. Do we really believe that men—so overwhelmingly represented there—are that much better at governing than women?