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Dylan Thomas: Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night
by Dylan Thomas Do not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rave at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right,Because their words had forked no lightning theyDo not go gentle into that...
Morton Blackwell’s Laws of the Public Policy Process
January 15, 2016 For decades, Morton Blackwell -- one of the essential fathers of the modern conservative movement and to this day the Republican National Committeeman for Virginia -- has taught legions of students the art and science of political activism, through...
George Muller: Real Faith
It's the birthday of George Muller. He took on the physical and spiritual care of thousands of orphans in England. He lived a real faith, refusing a salary and depending entirely on Christ's provision of unsolicited donations for the needs of the orphanages and their...
Ronald Reagan: Remarks at the Johnson Space Center, Sept. 22, 1988
I was reminded of this marvelous speech by my good friend Mark Klugmann, who once upon a time wrote such things for President Reagan. In it, the President celebrates the return to flight of the Space Shuttles following the Challenger disaster, but also lays out his...
Margaret Thatcher: Christianity and Wealth
by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Delivered to the assembly of the Church of Scotland. May 21, 1988. Perhaps it would be best if I began by speaking personally as a Christian, as well as a politician, about the way I see things. Reading recently, I came across the...
W.A. Criswell: Whether We Live Or Die
RDM NOTE: Our staff just re-watched Dr. W.A. Criswell's sermon, "Whether We Live Or Die", which he preached on the last night of the Pastors Conference at the 1985 Southern Baptist Convention in Dallas, Texas. It is surely one of the most important sermons of modern...
Vince Lombardi: What It Takes to be Number One
by Vince Lombardi April 7, 1970 Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all of the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. There is no room...
Hugh O’Brian: The Freedom to Choose
by Hugh O'Brian May 10, 1968 Unfortunately, a very small number of our young people seem to attract most of the news. They are in the public eye because they have stolen cars, vandalized schools, created disturbances — in some way rebelled against society. These...
I Have a Dream
by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. August 28, 1963 Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been...
Letter From the Birmingham Jail
[ N. B. All typographical errors are from the original source and therefore have not been corrected. ] AUTHOR'S NOTE: This response to a published statement by eight fellow clergymen from Alabama (Bishop C. C. J. Carpenter, Bishop Joseph A. Durick, Rabbi Hilton L....
I, Pencil
EDITOR'S NOTE: Hundreds of thousands of Americans of all ages continue to enjoy this simple and beautiful explanation of the miracle of the “invisible hand” by following the production of an ordinary pencil. Read shows that none of us knows enough to plan the creative...
I Believed That Communism Would Liberate the World from Oppression. I Was Catastrophically Wrong.
by Max Forrester Eastman March 3, 1955 People who read these reflections may wonder how I arrived at the understanding that socialism has failed. I am describing the whole experience in another book, but here a brief glance at the intellectual road I traveled may be...
Rudyard Kipling: The Gods of the Copybook Headings
by Rudyard Kipling August 19, 1919 As I pass through my incarnations in every age and race, I make my proper prostrations to the Gods of the Market-Place. Peering through reverent fingers I watch them flourish and fall, And the Gods of the Copybook Headings, I notice,...
Theodore Roosevelt: The Man in the Arena
-- From "Citizenship in a Republic", a speech delivered by former President Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne by President Theodore Roosevelt April 23, 1910 It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of...
Rod is one of our nation’s leading minds. He’s smart, original, and very committed—a combination that one rarely finds.
Rod Martin is a Reaganite-Thatcherite conservative…[and] a man who has spent much of his life ministering to and working for the benefit of others. I know Rod as an advocate for freedom, a leader who understands the real changes we need in Washington, and who has the drive and ability to make those changes happen.
Rod Martin is the kind of dynamic leader who has the knowledge, ability and experience to lead us successfully into the 21st Century. His vision for America is compelling.
Rod Martin literally wrote the book on excellence. Humble yet brilliant, a man of love and compassion, with penetrating clarity he illuminates the world around us, and we are both stirred and enlightened.
Rod Martin is a born leader and an outstanding political mind. Anyone who takes him on is going to have a serious fight on their hands.
Rod Martin is a man of uncommon vision and character. Ever since I first worked alongside Rod in the early days of PayPal, I’ve been struck by his powerful vision for the future. Rod understands the intersection of technology, politics and culture in a way that few others do.
Rod Martin wears with uncommon grace an uncanny ability to link his vigorous faith to the practical challenges of both the business world and the political arena. Yet the respect he shows for others carries a warmth and modesty that are both too rare among those who are strong advocates of feisty positions.
America badly needs more leaders who really get the future. We need more Rod Martins.
Rod Martin is a modern day philosopher-statesman. He is a capitalist intellectual, a conservative iconoclast, a gentle adversary and a kind prophet. He inspires us towards a fresh national vision built upon the original founding principles.
Rod Martin is not only effective and efficient, but he is also perceptive, wise and gracious. He gets things done. He is a great friend and a great ally.
Rod is one of the sharpest, most gracious men I know, and one of the most gifted political thinkers today. His ability to analyze issues and communicate thoughtful insights on them have earned him the respect of people across the political spectrum.
I am proud to have been Rod Martin’s friend for a quarter century, and I can tell you that he is one of the finest men and most outstanding leaders in our church and in our country today. He has a knack for turning everything he touches to success.
Rod Martin is a cornucopian entrepreneur and eutropic thinker whose influence radiates through an array of companies, institutions, movements and churches. A renaissance American, he is also a prolific friend of freedom and faith around the globe.
If Rod Martin represents the next generation of leaders, America has nothing to worry about.
A leader and a servant, in public life and in private, Rod Martin strides at the top of his profession, and has nowhere to go but up. He is in the truest sense of the word ‘outstanding’.
Rod Martin is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished thought leaders today. He is a wonderful mentor, a humble role model, and a deep inspiration for the next generation of scientific innovators and entrepreneurs.
Rod’s achievements pale beside his character and his brilliance. He sees what others can’t. He leads when others won’t.
Rod Martin is one of America’s finest young minds.
The future of technology is the future of America. Rod Martin sees that future clearly, and also sees how to shape it for the betterment of all. He is firmly rooted in the traditions of faith and patriotism that have made America great. That’s why he has made, and will make, so many outstanding contributions in so many areas.