Category Archives: 19th Century

La Liberte Guidant Le Peuple

July 14, 2017 – 6:49 pm

Shortly after the July revolution of 1830 Eugene Delacroix painted LA LIBERTE GUIDANT LE PEUPLE commemorating the overthrow of the Bourbon king Charles X. The new king Louis Philippe bought the painting, but never hung it in the Palais de Luxembourg, as its subject matter was too revolutionary even for the ‘Citizen King’. According to […]

By Peter | Also posted in Art, france | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Oh You Roue

January 26, 2015 – 12:23 pm

‎ “The only horrible thing in the world is ennui, Dorian. That is the one sin for which there is no forgiveness.” Lord Henry Wotton explains to a young Dorian Gray in Oscar Wilde’s PORTRAIT OF DORIAN GRAY

By Peter | Also posted in Books, Movies / TV, quotes, Sin, writing | Tagged | Comments (0)

BRING THE TROOPS HOME. END THE LONG WAR

May 26, 2014 – 12:14 pm
By Peter | Also posted in peace | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Wounded Knee

December 30, 2012 – 10:24 pm

The Wounded Knee Massacre, South Dakota, 29 December 1890 Lest we forget whence we came to be who we are.

By Peter | Also posted in america, evil, history | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Rich And Poor – Josh Billings

November 5, 2012 – 12:07 pm

“About the only difference between the poor and the rich, is this, the poor suffer misery, while the rich have to enjoy it.” Josh Billings – American Humorist

By Peter | Also posted in america, Humor, poor, Rich | Tagged , | Comments (0)