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Another great Santayana quote from Epstein: “humanitarians have an intense hatred of mankind as it is.” Epstein then continues Santayana's thought: “which is of course why they are always so hard at work trying to change it.” It's a poignant point that every progressive and reformer

> Request to EWTN: Bring back the Benedict Groeschel audio library! pic.twitter.com/6OyiX4YqnC [http://t.co/6OyiX4YqnC] > — The Daily Eudemon (@TheDailyEudemon) August 24, 2014 [https://twitter.com/TheDailyEudemon/statuses/503672770073731073]

But then, what else would I talk about? > "Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible." - Sallust > — Catholic Thinker (@ThinkerCatholic) August 20, 2014 [https://twitter.com/ThinkerCatholic/statuses/502222844580089856]

I took the family to Cedar Point on Friday. We had a great time. It got off to a rough start: Key roller coasters were out of service for the first part of the day. It was highly frustrating. But I think the humidity and threat of thunderstorms kept the

> If you ask someone where he comes from & he answers "Europe",odds are he is Romanian or Bulgarian.A German wd answer "Germany".Same Fr/I/Sp > — Nassim N. Taleb Ù† (@nntaleb) August 24, 2014 [https://twitter.com/nntaleb/statuses/503641069314392065]

> Winemakers are surveying the damage following the #Napaquake [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Napaquake?src=hash]. http://t.co/zJRWlPTM5P pic.twitter.com/4ZAagS3dIc [http://t.co/4ZAagS3dIc] > — SFGate.com (@SFGate) August 24, 2014 [https://twitter.com/SFGate/statuses/503566620472905729]

> Silver Oak Winery in Napa, Ca. #earthquakeinwinecountry [https://twitter.com/hashtag/earthquakeinwinecountry?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/VHjCT0pyNm [http://t.co/VHjCT0pyNm] > — Channing Thomson (@CHANNINGPOSTERS) August 24, 2014 [https://twitter.com/CHANNINGPOSTERS/statuses/503563380309766144]

> An old post on Chesterton & Belloc to hearten during dark times. The value of "Old Friends". http://t.co/hPaCFE36MD pic.twitter.com/NVXfN0AmQe [http://t.co/NVXfN0AmQe] > — Catholic Thinker (@ThinkerCatholic) August 21, 2014 [https://twitter.com/ThinkerCatholic/statuses/502282924340023297]

Chestertonian Kevin O'Brien, writing at the Cleveland Plain Dealer, attacks higher education [http://www.cleveland.com/obrien/index.ssf/2014/08/questions_asked_and_unasked_ab.html#incart_opinion] . Excerpt: > Too many students are majoring in English, anthropology, sociology and, yes, political science. The job markets specific

H.I.F. One of the best list articles I've ever read: 10 Devastating Author-To-Author Insults [http://listverse.com/2014/08/21/10-devastating-author-to-author-insults/]. Samples: Twain on Austen: “Every time I read Pride and Prejudice, I want to dig her up and beat her over the skull with her