A Frenchman’s home is where another man’s wife is. There is nothing lower than the human race except the French. Mark Twain
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“Maintain structural integrity” “expand exponentially” “timely fashion” “near future” and surfside condo collapse
If you hear the phrase “expand exponentially” that means it is not linear. It means it will be expanding very rapidly (depending on the exponent of course, but in this usage the exponent would cause it means quickly).
“Maintain structural integrity” means that if you don’t fix something, the something will fall apart.
The phrases “timely fashion” and “near future” don’t mean years, they means weeks or months.
So everyone looking to blame someone else about the Surfside condo collapsing needs to understand what was written in the report 2.5 years earlier.
For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly …
For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. Matthew
(Matthew 6:14-15)
Government should be weak, amateurish, and ridiculous. At present, it fufills only …
Government should be weak, amateurish, and ridiculous. At present, it fufills only a third of the role. Edward Abbey
Edward Abbey (1927-1989)
FINDING # 5 – The Commission determined that stolen weapons are more likely to …
FINDING # 5 – The Commission determined that stolen weapons are more likely to be used in crime than legitimately purchased weapons and thus the use of stolen weapons poses a significantly greater threat to safety of the citizens of Florida.
Florida Assault Weapons Commission Report, May 18, 1990
I cannot find any authority in the Constitution for public charity [to …
I cannot find any authority in the Constitution for public charity [to approve such] would be subversive to the whole theory upon which the Union of these States is founded. Franklin Pierce
While President in 1854, during a heated debate over a bill intended to provide public money for the mentally ill.
Every man is the owner of his mind and the products of …
Every man is the owner of his mind and the products of his efforts. It is a simple concept if not one does not wish to be a slave — but many of the politicians today don’t want you to look at the essence of what their policies mean. Christian H F Riley
Remember that it is far better to follow well than to lead …
Remember that it is far better to follow well than to lead indifferently. John G. Vance
I don’t knowà why people are surprised that France won’t …
I don’t knowà why people are surprised that France won’t help us get Saddam out of Iraq. After all, France wouldn’t help us get the Germans out of France! Jay Leno
The function of our schools is not to educate, or elevate society; …
The function of our schools is not to educate, or elevate society; but rather to educate individuals and to equip them with the knowledge that will enable them to take care of society’s needs. . . . We should look upon our schools — not as a place to train the ‘whole character’ of the child — a responsibility that properly belongs to his family and church — but to train his mind. Barry Goldwater
From The Conscience of a Conservative, by Barry Goldwater, 1960. (1909-1998)