[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fQiMKeKt4S0dOn4it3-GIoPtCPQN2aJTr76LOPkOSpzQ":3,"$fapGPvM1L1jR7Z000MINqeimR5hUkyV0sU1T0KeQELXc":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},37853,"James Wesley Rawles","J",11,null,"james-wesley-rawles",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":99},[14,22,28,34,40,46,52,59,71,87],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},3108999,"At its core, then, political correctness is nothing more nor less than the unjust intimidation of others into thinking and speaking a certain way.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},3108985,"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom is courage. – Thucydides.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},3108981,"Of course most people underestimate the warrior characteristics of the Anglo-Saxon and Norman peoples anyway. It takes a heap of piety to keep a Viking from wanting to go sack a city.” – Jerry Pournelle, in a reply to reader e-mail, in Chaos Manor Mail 141, February 19-25, 2001.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":9},3108960,"That winter they ate the dogs.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":43,"source":44,"quote_tag":45,"commentary":9},3108936,"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. – General George S. 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There are just a few villages, and most of those are just seasonally occupied.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":53,"quote_text":54,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":55,"source":56,"quote_tag":57,"commentary":58},3108913,"When it comes time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home.” – Chief Aupumut, Mohican, 1725.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nChief Aupumut, a Mohican leader, lived through a tumultuous period in American history. The early 18th century saw the devastating impact of European colonization, displacement of Native Americans, and disease that ravaged indigenous populations. This context likely influenced Aupumut's poignant reflection on mortality.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThe quote reveals an intriguing paradox: it suggests embracing death as a heroic return home, rather than fearing its inevitability. By \"singing their death song,\" the author implies finding peace and acceptance in one's own demise, challenging the conventional human desire to cling to life at all costs.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, cultivate a sense of detachment from the fear of death. Acknowledge that your time on this earth is limited, but focus on living each moment with intentionality and purpose, rather than constantly seeking more time or trying to alter past regrets.",{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":62,"has_image":18,"author":63,"source":64,"quote_tag":65,"commentary":9},748757,"The modern world is full of pundits, poseurs, and mall ninjas. Preparedness is not just about accumulating a pile of stuff. 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