formuchdeliberationMar 7

a new space is evolving between us
it swallows our history, pushing it into a dark place
that padlocks us in a new reality we don’t need

a new space has evolved in our old time,
the cracks in our reality have been widened,
now there are just thoughts and memories

© mvclarke, for much deliberation, February 2026

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Weekend Writing Prompt #455 – Padlock…

a new space is evolving between usit swallows our history, pushing it into a dark placethat padlocks us in a new reality we don’t needa new space has evolved in our old time,  the cracks in ou…

for much deliberation
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WIST QuotationsFeb 14

A quotation from Adlai Stevenson

And the freedom of the mind, my friends, has served America well. The vigor of our political life, our capacity for change, our cultural, scientific, and industrial achievements, all derive from free inquiry, from the free mind — from the imagination, resourcefulness, and daring of men who are not afraid of new ideas. Most all of us favor free enterprise for business. Let us also favor free enterprise for the mind. For, in the last analysis, we would fight to the death to protect it.

Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965) American diplomat, statesman
Speech (1952-08-27), “The Nature of Patriotism,” American Legion Convention, Madison Square Garden, New York City

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Stevenson, Adlai - Speech (1952-08-27), "The Nature of Patriotism," American Legion Convention, Madison Square Garden, New York City | WIST Quotations

And the freedom of the mind, my friends, has served America well. The vigor of our political life, our capacity for change, our cultural, scientific, and industrial achievements, all derive from free inquiry, from the free mind -- from the imagination, resourcefulness, and daring of men who are not afraid…

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Thor A. HoplandFeb 14

#FreeSpeech
without #FreeThought
is a miserable and pathetic act.

For as you wave your arms
and kick your legs
while spewing your speech,
I see the strings
holding your hands,
feet, tongue & mind.

I see not the human,
merely a pet,
that's been trained
and neutered.

WIST QuotationsFeb 13

A quotation from William Drummond

He, who will not reason, is a bigot; he, who cannot, is a fool; and he, who dares not, is a slave.

William Drummond of Logie-Almond (1770-1828) Scottish classical scholar, philosopher, diplomat, politician
Academical Questions, Preface (1805)

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WIST QuotationsFeb 7

A quotation from Adlai Stevenson

The anatomy of patriotism is complex. But surely intolerance and public irresponsibility cannot be cloaked in the shining armor of rectitude and righteousness. Nor can the denial of the right to hold ideas that are different — the freedom of man to think as he pleases. To strike freedom of the mind with the fist of patriotism is an old and ugly subtlety.

Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965) American diplomat, statesman
Speech (1952-08-27), “The Nature of Patriotism,” American Legion Convention, Madison Square Garden, New York City

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Stevenson, Adlai - Speech (1952-08-27), "The Nature of Patriotism," American Legion Convention, Madison Square Garden, New York City | WIST Quotations

The anatomy of patriotism is complex. But surely intolerance and public irresponsibility cannot be cloaked in the shining armor of rectitude and righteousness. Nor can the denial of the right to hold ideas that are different -- the freedom of man to think as he pleases. To strike freedom of…

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Dec 18

A quotation from Thomas Carlyle

No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, could ever compel the soul of a man to believe or to disbelieve: it is his own indefeasible light, that judgment of his; he will reign, and believe there, by the grace of God alone!

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian
Lecture (1840-05-15), “The Hero as Priest,” Home House, Portman Square, London

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Lecture (1840-05-15), "The Hero as Priest," Home House, Portman Square, London - Carlyle, Thomas | WIST Quotations

No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, could ever compel the soul of a man to believe or to disbelieve: it is his own indefeasible light, that judgment of his; he will reign, and believe there, by the grace of God alone! The lecture notes were collected by…

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BrewminateNov 28

In the 19th century, Robert G. Ingersoll championed freethought with unmatched clarity and courage, reshaping American debates about belief and civic life. ✨📜

#Brewminate #History #Religion #Freethought

https://brewminate.com/the-great-agnostic-robert-g-ingersoll-and-american-freethought-in-the-19th-century/

Robert G. Ingersoll and the Rise of American Freethought

Robert G. Ingersoll became the nation’s best-known voice for reason, liberty, and secular ethics. His lectures shaped American freethought in the Gilded Age.

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Nov 24

A quotation from John Adams

Let the human Mind loose. It must be loose; it will be loose. Superstition and Despotism cannot confine it.

John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
Letter (1816-11-13) to John Quincy Adams

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Letter (1816-11-13) to John Quincy Adams - Adams, John | WIST Quotations

Let the human Mind loose. It must be loose; it will be loose. Superstition and Despotism cannot confine it.

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Wisdom in SpaceNov 22

I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles. So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.
-- Kurt Vonnegut (A Man Without a Country)

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