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A Society's Secular Dream

Socrates and Cicero incorporated civility as a powerful, effective tool in their poetry and dialogues to smite the unsound ways of the sly fool. Today our society snaps with anger at such wise thoughts, having little regard or respect for its laws, and so disobedience grows at an alarming rate, to set up garrison; and would the modern barbarians absorb the substance of the proposed, logical ideas? Cognizance is learned by knowledge and deed!! Any Nation embracing civility can guarantee its citizens order and harmony, and as a matter of conscience, its a rendition of many values not coercing a free spirit, but allowing it to coexist to make many, who rebel, cogitate. Civilization can't survive, if its pillars don't rest on its foundation as Greece and Rome did! Do we despise them with smirks and smuts, not appreciating what made them truly great.... assuring everybody peace and prosperity? Good, lovable and fair parents raise virtuous children to be beacons of morality, and does faith contribute to their well-being by instilling in them amorous sentiments? We have seen courageous men and women defend their right to choose, to exist without being imposed restrictions... and they succeed in their quest! All that Mankind wishes and dreams can be achieved by being trustworthy and diligent; greatness awaits those holding up those values that still are a society's secular dream.

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Date: 5/13/2013 1:32:00 PM
Congrats on your win.
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Date: 5/12/2013 6:32:00 PM
Andrew, congratulations with your awesome win... always~LINDA
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Date: 5/12/2013 6:11:00 PM
CONGRATS!
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Date: 9/17/2010 8:25:00 AM
Congratulations on your win Andrew in Words Wounded's contest "What is Civility to you? ". Love, Carol
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Date: 9/11/2010 4:38:00 AM
Congratulations on the win in this contest, Katherine
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Date: 9/4/2010 4:12:00 PM
Congrats Andrew on your big win in the Civility contest.. another amazing piece and a wonferful win for u to enjoy this holiday weekend..with luv..
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Date: 8/17/2010 6:53:00 AM
Just stopping by to remind you of my newest contest The Birds And The Bees. I hope you will enter the contest if you haven't already Andrew. Thank you if you have already entered or plan on entering. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/6/2010 7:25:00 AM
Many congratulations Andrew on your win in Carol's fine contest >> James
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Date: 8/5/2010 5:38:00 PM
Congrats on this win, Andrew
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Date: 8/5/2010 5:13:00 PM
Congratulations, Andrew on your success in the contest. Agape, Moses
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Date: 8/5/2010 2:08:00 PM
Congrats Andrew on your winning poem in Carol's contest with this wonderful write and win to enjoy today .. celebrate another momentous victory my friend..with luv..
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Date: 8/5/2010 1:31:00 PM
Congratulations on your placement in my contest Andrew. Love, Carol
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Date: 3/21/2010 9:58:00 AM
I hope this one is in the winner's circle because you did your very best to address the topic in a very intelligent and thoughful way Andrew. I think we are headed in the way Rome did and our fall will be great. LUv, Andrea
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Date: 3/21/2010 7:13:00 AM
Positively Brilliant, Andrew! There is much we can learn from the great philosophers about civility and its impact on society as a whole. Best entry I've read for the contest. You actually examine the roots of civility and their lack of presence in today's world. Excellent! Love, Carolyn
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