There were in the 19th century two kinds of imperialism, according to Lord Carnarvon, Disraeli’s Colonial Secretary. There was the false kind – Caesarism, despotism – and there was the British kind – a world-wide trust, keeping the peace, elevating the savage, relieving the hungry, and uniting in loyalty all the British peoples overseas. Imperialism …
For those who don’t know, these are some of the key things every rapture-ready Christian is promised when the Rapture arrives, which could be any minute now. This is precised (without comment) from www.raptureready.com/soap/heaven.html 1. There will be no more sin.2. You will not be subject to the laws of physics but will be able …
One question. If this is the information age, how come nobody knows anything? (From a New Yorker cartoon)
Top 5 US charitable causes in 2005 1. Religious/Faith-based $88.3bn2. Education $33.8 bn3. Health $22 bn4 Human services $19.2 bn5. Arts, culture and humanities $14 bn (Sources: Center …
"The super-rich when alive give away a smaller proportion of their income than the rest of us. And when it comes to die, they leave their money mostly to their children." (Fortune Magazine). About 9% goes to charitable causes. Pets get about 2%. The estate of Helen Walton, $16 billion worth of it, has gone …
