In the just-released movie, “Lincoln,” Daniel Day-Lewis, as the President, quotes the Greek mathematician Euclid. (The movie focuses on Lincoln’s struggles to pass the 13th amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery). He says: “Things that are equal to the same thing are equal to each other”.
Euclid was born around 300 B.C. in Alexandria, Egypt. He is considered to have been the most prominent mathematician of Greco-Roman antiquity, best known for his treatise on geometry. He set a standard for deductive reasoning and geometric instruction that endured – virtually without change – for over 2,000 years.
The two principal foundations of Freemasonry are Euclid’s geometry (thus, the Masonic symbol of the compass and the square) and the Holy Bible. Lincoln’s quote is truly poignant within the context of the movie. Following is a continuation of Euclid’s words which I will leave you to ponder during this holiday season…
-“Things equal to the same thing are equal;”
-“If equals are added to equals the wholes are equal;”
-“If equals are subtracted from equals, the remainders are equal;”
-“Things that coincide with one another are equal; and
-“The whole is greater than a part.”
A blessed and safe Thanksgiving is wished for all.
Deepest sympathy is extended to St. Mary’s County Commissioner Todd Morgan on the loss of his wife, Maria, on November 14. A memorial service to honor her memory is planned for a future date.
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