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Monthly Archives: July 2018
First Principles: It Takes Industrious Persons With Excellent Moral Principles To Successfully Lead Our Republic
“If men of wisdom and knowledge, of moderation and temperance, of patience, fortitude and perseverance, of sobriety and true republican simplicity of manners, of zeal for the honour of the Supreme Being and the welfare of the commonwealth; if men … Continue reading
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Tagged Defense, Exellence, First Principles, Foundation, Freedom, Governance, Government, Knowledge, Moderation, Perservance, Samuel Adams, Truth, Values, Wisdom
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Thought For the Day: The Reward For Work Well Done Is the Opportunity To Do More
“The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.” – Jonas Salk
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Tagged Excellence, Jonas Salk, More, Opportunity, Reward, Thought For the Day, Well Done, Work
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First Principles: Life Is Not So Dear As To Purchased At the Price of Chains and Slavery
“Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God.” – Patrick Henry, Speech to the Virginia Convention, 1775
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Tagged Chains, Dear, First Principles, Life, Patrick Henry, Peace, Price, Purchased, Slavery, Speech to the Virginia Convention
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A Series of Shorts With Photos
In the course of a life, sometimes we meet someone who we cannot help but love. This series of short poems were written today with just such a person in mind. It seems increasingly that my heart belongs to a … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful, Beloved Muse, Dance, Dreams, Heart, Moments, Photograph, Poems, Poetry, Safe, Smile, Spanish Guitar, Stand By You, Tiggy
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Thought For the Day: Reform Should Begin At Home
“It came to me that reform should begin at home, and since that day I have not had time to remake the world.” – Will Durant, historian (1885-1981)
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Tagged Home, Reform, Thinking, Thought For the Day, Will Durant, World
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First Principles: The Liberty of A Nation Is Only As Secure As Its Faith In God
“And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Conviction, Faith, First Principles, Gift of God, Liberty, Nation, Secure, Thomas Jefferson
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Daily Prompt – Undertake
A bit of American mythos was at stake A sense of the legendary one can’t fake There’s sort of laughter that merry makes When one pursues this to perhaps undertake Still, there it is, I must solemnly confess Though through … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Boothill, Cemetery, Confess, Cowtown, Daily Prompt, Deadwood, Die With My Boots On, Ghost, Laughter, Legend, Mess, Mythos, Photograph, Tombstone, Undertake, West
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Once In A Life
The luck of the draw I suppose? ….. Once In A Life by Michael Romani Here on the banks of once upon I gazed on you and you were gone My lifesong Savage rumors shared together Truest meaning; worse or … Continue reading
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Tagged Better or Worse, Crushing, Fairytale, Gamble, Illusions, Lifeline, Lifelong, Lifesong, Lifetime, Once, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Risk
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 