The Daily Stoic - If Trouble Knocks, Let It Find You Home

Episode Date: October 1, 2020

"Cato did not want a civil war. Julius Caesar probably thought that if he marched on Rome, Cato’s opposition would evaporate. He was mistaken. James Garfield didn’t want a civil war either. As the South ratcheted up their aggression in the 1860s, Southern fire-eaters assumed that the North would compromise, as they had time and time again. They weren’t counting on resistance like the kind they found in men like Garfield and Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. 'Of course I deprecate war,' Garfield famously said later in life, 'but if it is brought to my door, the bringer will find me home.' In a way, this perfectly captures the Stoic approach, not just to war but to life."Ryan describes how a Stoic treats the obstacles and problems that they encounter on today's Daily Stoic Podcast.***If you enjoyed this week’s podcast, we’d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest into it and make it even better.Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/signupFollow @DailyStoic:Twitter: https://twitter.com/dailystoicInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/Facebook: http://facebook.com/dailystoicYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dailystoicSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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some of history's greatest men and women. For more, you can visit us at dailystowach.com. If trouble knocks, let it find you home. Cato did not want a civil war, Julius Caesar probably thought that if he marched on Rome, Cato's opposition would evaporate. He was mistaken. James Garfield didn't want a civil war either. As the South ratcheted up their aggression in the 1850s,

Southern fire eaters assumed that the North would compromise. As they had time and time again, they weren't counting on resistance like the kind they found in Manlick Garfield and Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. Of course, I deprecate war Garfield famously said later in life, but if it is brought to my door, the bringer will find me home. In this way, it perfectly captures the stoic approach not just to war, but to life. Marcus Aurelius had no interest in spending his reign fighting battles, but

when they came he was ready. James Stockdale had no interest in being a prisoner of war, but when fate knocked on his door he answered. Sennaka clearly would have preferred to die naturally of old age like every other person. But when Nero's goons came with their death sentence, he did not run away. He rose to the occasion and gave the performance of his life. Who wants to be cheated on?

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