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A quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt

To me, the democratic system represents man’s best and brightest hope of self-fulfillment, of a life rich in promise and free from fear; the one hope, perhaps, for the complete development of the whole man. But I know, and learn more clearly every day, that we cannot keep our system strong and free by neglect, by taking it for granted, by giving it our second-best attention. We must be prepared, like the suitor in The Merchant of Venice — and, I might point out, the successful suitor — to give and hazard all we have.

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) First Lady of the US (1933–1945), politician, diplomat, activist
Essay (1961-04), “What Has Happened to the American Dream?” Atlantic Monthly

More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-eleanor/28…

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A Sunlit Afternoon on the Wall

This is me standing on the old walls of Cork where I took this photo in Bishop Lucey Park yesterday afternoon. The sun had already started to head to the horizon and it wasn’t even 3pm, but it did light up the mural on the wall and placed the ground in front of me in shadow.

For many in Ireland, November is firmly in the winter months of the year. It seems to be a traditional Irish/Celtic thing because Met Éireann uses meteorological seasons which classify September, October and November as autumn.

#afternoonLight #architecture #autumn #bishopLuceyPark #civicPride #communitySpace #contemporaryArt #cork #culturalHeritage #culturalSpaces #historicWalls #ireland #irishCities #mural #openSpaces #photo #photography #publicArt #publicRealm #publicSpace #streetArt #streetPhotography #urbanRegeneration

Volunteer group in Tottington receive top marks at NW in Bloom gardening awards https://www.allforgardening.com/1523042/volunteer-group-in-tottington-receive-top-marks-at-nw-in-bloom-gardening-awards/ #BeautifulGardens #CivicPride #garden #gardening #RoyalHorticulturalSociety #Tottington #YvonneWright

We shouldn't have to be told to love our country—it should make us want to. Thoughts? #Patriotism #CivicPride #PublicService #GoodGovernance #InclusiveGrowth #MyTake #CivicNationhood #PrideWithPurpose #LeadershipMatters #CountryFirst #Citizenship #Democracy #Accountability #India #Respect #Empathy #Responsibility #SystemicChange #PeopleMatter
https://medium.com/@mohindroo.sanjay66/to-make-us-love-our-country-our-country-ought-to-be-lovely-edmund-burke-4b42ee259521

A quotation from Ben Franklin

                                        A Cure for Poetry,
Seven wealthy Towns contend for Homer, dead,
Thro’ which the living Homer beg’d his Bread.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1739 ed.)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/76…

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A quotation from Ben Franklin

                                        A Cure for Poetry,
Seven wealthy Towns contend for Homer, dead,
Thro’ which the living Homer beg’d his Bread.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1739 ed.)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/76…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #benfranklin #benjaminfranklin #PoorRichardsAlamanack #arts #fame #legacy #poetry #respectability #selfaggrandizement #civicpride #heritage

A quotation from Ben Franklin

                                        A Cure for Poetry,
Seven wealthy Towns contend for Homer, dead,
Thro’ which the living Homer beg’d his Bread.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1739 ed.)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/76…

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Timeless Tradition: The Imperial Crest of Stockerau Town Hall

#photography
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Retiree travels UK on free bus pass to pick litter

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c72yljdp5njo

There's a novel idea, and one that not only cuts down on litter, but encourages social interaction & improves wellbeing & mental health.

Well done, Ruth. We need more like you.

#Litter #Trash #Rubbish #Garbage #LitterPicking #Womble #Environment #CivicPride#BusTravel #BusPass #Volunteer #Redruth #Cornwall #Wellbeing #MentalHealth