“Love does not dominate; it cultivates.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Everybody has asked the question, and they learned to ask it early of the abolitionists, ‘What shall we do with the Negro?’ I have had but one answer from the beginning. Do nothing with us! Your doing with us has … Continue reading →

The indoctrination of children with a mob spirit—under the category of “social adjustment”— is conducted openly and explicitly. The supremacy of the pack is drilled, pounded and forced into the student’s mind by every means available to the comprachicos of … Continue reading →

“I like people who buck the system. Individualists. I often warn people: ‘Somewhere along the way, someone is going to tell you, ‘There is no “I” in team.’ What you should tell them is, ‘Maybe not. But there is an … Continue reading →

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.” — Walt Whitman   Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage in … Continue reading →

“Observe, in this context, the intellectual precision of the Founding Fathers: They spoke of the right to the pursuit of happiness–not the right to happiness. It means that a man has a right to take the actions he deems necessary … Continue reading →

“Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom.” — Alexis de Tocqueville     Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended … Continue reading →

“The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.” –B.F. Skinner     Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage in back-and-forth discussion … Continue reading →

“Laughter is an instant vacation.” –Milton Berle   Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage in back-and-forth discussion with Dr. Hurd on topics of interest. Also … Continue reading →

To think is an act of choice. The key to what you so recklessly call “human nature,” the open secret you live with, yet dread to name, is the fact that man is a being of volitional consciousness. Reason does … Continue reading →

The Duchess says, “Do as a concession to my poor wits, Lord Darlington. Just explain to me what you really mean.” “I think I had better not, Duchess,” answers the Lord. “Nowadays, to be intelligible is to be found out.” … Continue reading →

“The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.” — Thomas Paine   Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage … Continue reading →