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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Thought For the Day: Illiberalism Breeds the Conditions Ripe For Mob Rule
“The tendency of liberals is to create bodies of men and women — of all classes — detached from tradition, alienated from religion, and susceptible to mass suggestion — mob rule. And a mob will be no less a mob … Continue reading
First Principles: Law Should Have Just and Corresponding Punishment For Disobedience
“It is essential to the idea of a law, that it be attended with a sanction; or, in other words, a penalty or punishment for disobedience.” – Alexander Hamilton (1787)
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Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Disobedience, Essential, First Principles, Law, Penalty, Punishment, Sanction
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To Each of Us; From Each of Us
https://flic.kr/p/s676w6 To Each of Us; From Each of Us by Michael Romani As for you, continue in the ways To live this love in all our days Spreading the Gospel all around Turning the lost into the found Spreading the … Continue reading
WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Genie
In learning to expect the unexpected With all of its nuances as life is inflected There it is waiting to be quietly reflected With all of its magic mysteriously injected I see the genie has somehow been let out To … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Prompt, Doubt, Expect, Genie, Happiness, Inflection, Injected, Joy, Materiality, Nuances, Peace, Reflected, Unexpected, Wishing Well, Wordpress
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First Principles: May We Ever Endeavor To Be Friends Despite Our Differences
“I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.” – Thomas Jefferson (1800)
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Tagged Alienation, Difference, First Principles, Friendship, Inquiry, Opinion, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Thomas Jefferson, Truth
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Thought For the Day: A True Leader Becomes One Through Actions and Integrity
“A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality … Continue reading
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Tagged Actions, Compassion, Confidence, Courage, Decisive, Douglas MacArthur, Integrity, Intent, Quality, Thought For the Day, True Leader
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Na/GloPoWriMo Day 17: Wrapped Around Her Little Finger
The Na/GloPoWriMo Day 17 challenge is to “write a poem re-telling a family anecdote that has stuck with you over time”. There is not a person on this Earth (or any other for that matter), who knows me and … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Children, Daughters, Family, Father, Little Finger, Love, Magical, Na/GloPoWriMo, Perfect Fit, Poem, Poetry, Wrapped
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Fret
I have this sterling sort of friend named Frets Who works very hard for all his fellow Vets Although some try to say it’s in the end very small I salute him as honorably giving us his all It is … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, Daily Prompt, Fret, Frets, Hero, Honor, Mankind, Microcosm, Responsibility, Strive, Veterans, Wordpress
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Thought for the Day: Prosperity and Human Fulfillment Are Created From the Bottom Up
“We who live in free market societies believe that growth, prosperity and ultimately human fulfillment are created from the bottom up, not the government down.” – Ronald Reagan
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Tagged Bottom Up, Citizens, Free Market, Fulfillment, Government Down, Growth, Prosperity, Ronald Reagan, Society, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: The Direction of War Is A Crucial Element Defining the Executive Authority
“Of all the cares or concerns of government, the direction of war most peculiarly demands those qualities which distinguish the exercise of power by a single hand. The direction of war implies the direction of the common strength; and the … Continue reading
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