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One Word of Truth.

By Gerardine Hoogland
December 14, 2025

'The simple act of an ordinary brave man is not to participate in lies' - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.

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Why we must Write ✍️

By Gerardine Hoogland
December 14, 2025

In our tumultuous world there is the tendency to give up, walk away, and turn our back on trying to make a difference.

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The path to political harmony is rocky.

By Gerardine Hoogland
December 14, 2025

When political indifference and people’s weariness collide.

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The same mind that foresees the future also remembers the past - Cicero.

By Gerardine Hoogland
December 14, 2025

The past never forgets - neither should we.

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Free thinking is a risk.

By Gerardine Hoogland
December 14, 2025

Few are prepared to take it.

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A Letter to Antiquity.

By Gerardine Hoogland
December 14, 2025

Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.

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The erosion of democracy depends upon the will and actions of the people.

By Gerardine Hoogland
December 14, 2025

What remains of those ancient customs on which the state of Rome stood firm?

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Wisdom of the Ancients

By Gerardine Hoogland
December 14, 2025

Through the recording of historical affairs does the flame grow in the breasts of exceptional men and women.

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