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On Silence

A Personal and Political Meditation on Quiet

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Richard L. Johnson
Jul 05, 2025
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“Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together; that at length they may emerge, full-formed and majestic, into the daylight of Life, which they are thenceforth to rule.” - Thomas Carlyle

Everyday (yes, everyday - weekends, holidays) I get up hours before the rest of my family. There is a moment each morning, just before the res…

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