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                    One author in his writings on the subject of becoming authentic noted that William Faulkner, the novelist, toiled for years as an unknown, disrespected writer in rural Mississippi before he finally gained recognition. When he won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1950, his acclaim grew. When
                    
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                    Contributed by Kevin Taylor on Oct 28, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    George Barna’s Research Group has conducted several nationwide surveys on this subject .  This survey information, taken from telephone interviews with a nationwide random sample of 1002 adults, was conducted in February 2000.
(a)	For instance, 9 out of 10 adults describe themselves as being
                    
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                    Contributed by Michael Biolsi on Nov 24, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    “Fairy tale Princes Story Turns Sour After Newlyweds Lose Money.” So read the headlines of the Daily Herald in Chicago on February 20, 1996. A newlywed couple had left a black zippered case on the roof of their car as they sped away from the reception to begin their honeymoon. The case had all
                    
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                    Contributed by Greg Yount on Nov 30, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    In the book, No Bad Dogs, by British dog trainer Barbara Woodhouse, she says dogs understand
love better than we do.  She writes, “In a dog’s mind, a master or a mistress to love, honor, and obey is
an absolute necessity.  The love is dormant in the dog until brought into full bloom by an
                    
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                    Tradition is the living faith of the dead; traditionalism is the dead faith of the living. Tradition lives in conversation with the past, while remembering we are where and when we are and that it is we who have to decide. Traditionalism supposes that nothing should ever be done for the first time,
                    
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                    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 22, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    When a six foot four inch, muscularly built middle Eastern man tried to light an explosive hidden in his shoe on Flight #63 on its way from Paris to Miami, a flight attendant tackled him with the help of five other passengers. A terrible tragedy was averted with the cooperation of six people who
                    
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                    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jan 9, 2002
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Garibaldi had an incredibly committed volunteer army.  He would appeal for recruits in these terms:  “I offer neither pay, nor quarters, nor provisions; I offer hunger, thirst, forced marches, battles and death.  Let him who loves his country with his heart and not with his lips only, follow
                    
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                    Contributed by Donn Heinrich on Feb 11, 2002
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    George Muller was asked, "What is the secret of your service for God?"  Muller’s responce: "There was a day when I died, utterly died, died to George Muller, his opinions, preferences, tastes and will... died to the world, its approval or censure... died to the approval or blame even
                    
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