Great Freemasons: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881 - 1938)

"I have no religion, and at times I wish all religions at the bottom of the sea. He is a weak ruler who needs religion to uphold his government; it is as if he would catch his people in a trap. My people are going to learn the principles of democracy, the dictates of truth and the teachings of science. Superstition must go. Let them worship as they will; every ...man can follow his own conscience, provided it does not interfere with sane reason or bid him against the liberty of his fellow-men." Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey.

Death Star Destroys Enterprise

Great Freemasons: William "Count" Basie (1904 - 1984)

Well, if you find a note tonight that sounds good, play the same damn note every night!
William "Count" Basie (1904 - 1984)


Wisdom Lodge No. 102 (Prince Hall), Chicago. Also a Shriner

Gettysburg National Military Park

Friend to Friend
A Brotherhood United

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Great Freemasons: Swami Vivekananda (1863 - 1902)

"Sectarianism, bigotry, and it's horrible descendant, fanaticism, have long possessed this beautiful Earth. They have filled the earth with violence, drenched it often and often with human blood, destroyed civilization, and sent whole nations to despair. Had it not been for these horrible demons, human society would be far more advanced than it is now.
But their time is come; and I fervently hope that the bell that tolled this morning in honor of this convention may be the death-knell of all fanaticism, of all persecutions with the sword or with the pen, and of all uncharitable feelings between persons wending their way to the same goal." Swami Vivekananda

(Hope and Anchor Lodge No. 1, Calcutta)

My Next Girlfriend

Mikey Mason's follow-up to his internet hit, "She Don't Like Firefly."




And of course, the original:

Woody Guthrie - Union Burying Ground

Solidarity Forever (Pete Seeger)

Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons