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Monthly Archives: October 2018
First Principles: To Give Trade A Stable Course, Commercial Policy Should Hold An Equal and Impartial Hand
“Harmony, liberal intercourse with all Nations, are recommended by policy, humanity and interest. But even our commercial policy should hold an equal and impartial hand: neither seeking nor granting exclusive favors or preferences; consulting the natural course of things; diffusing … Continue reading
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Tagged Commercial Policy, Diversify, First Principles, Free Market, George Washington, Harmony, Impartial, Liberal, Nations, Stable, Trade
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Thought For the Day: In Life’s Short Walk, Let’s Be Kind To Each Other
“Life is just a short walk from the cradle to the grave and it sure behooves us to be kind to one another along the way.” – Alice Childress, playwright, author, and actor (12 Oct 1916-1994)
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Tagged Alice Childress, Behoove, Cradle To Grave, Kind, Life, Short, Thought For the Day
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Daily Prompt – Pebble
In looking through time we see the pebble of consequence Rippled through all the universe in its muted evidence Too often felt like a fork in the road that might confuse In the choice of two more paths on which … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories, Uncategorized
Tagged Action, Capability, Certainty, Chase, Choice, Confluence, Consequence, Daily Prompt, Evidence, Fork, Humanity, Impact, Influence, Life, Paths, Peace, Pebble, Pond, Probability, Ripple, Road, Universe, Vibrant
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Blessed Be the Name
Based in part on Genesis 50:20: Blessed Be the Name by Michael Romani Awestruck with the Lord in admiration Filled with unearned grace and fascination Holding strong to the blessed name That leads with light and knows no shame God’s … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Admire, Awestruck, Blessed, Contentment, Game Changer, Genesis, Grace, Instruction, Journey, Lord, Mankind, Name, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Resentment, Revelations, Righteousness, Scripture, Unstoppable Goodness
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God’s Incredible Light Show
In a virtual environment known as Second Life, they have tried to replicate these in their original form but also in something called particle shows (in a way). But no one can beat God’s incredible light show. This video is … Continue reading
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Tagged Aurora Borealis, Creation, God, Light Show, NASA, Nature, Pachabel's Canon, Science
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Thought For the Day: Whatever Happened To Giving Peace A Chance?
“All We Are Saying Is Give Peace A Chance.” – John Lennon Contrast with: “You cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for, what you care about. That’s why I believe, if … Continue reading
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Tagged Chance, Civility, Cory Booker, George Soros, Hillary Clinton, House Rule 23, Maxine Waters, Peace, Thought For the Day, Threats
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First Principles: Division Is Naturally Sown Among Mankind
“The latent causes of faction are thus sown in the nature of man.” – James Madison, Federalist No. 10 (1787)
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Tagged Cause, Faction, First Pinciples, Humanity's Nature, James Madison, Latent, Sown, The Federalist Papers
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Thought For the Day: True Honor Is Formed In Our Hearts Not In Other People’s Opinions
“Our own heart, and not other men’s opinions, form our true honor.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)
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Tagged Form, Heart, Opinions, Others, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Self, Thought For the Day, True Honor
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First Principles: Inclinations and Passions Must Yield to Evidentiary Facts
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” – John Adams (1770)
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Tagged Dictate, Evidence, Facts, First Prinicples, Inclination, John Adams, Passions, Stubborn, Wishes
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Artifice (What Price Hollywood?)
Some musicians and actors strive so hard to be genuine and authentic, not matter how hard they have to fake it…. Artifice (What Price Hollywood?) by Michael Romani It’s arguably corporeal Slightly nostalgic and funereal The singer’s veil is repurposed … Continue reading
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Tagged Artifice, Authenticity, Comlplication, Creation, Diletic, Disafflicted, Doubt, Expression of Truth, Hollywood, Implication, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Rock N Roll, Self Afflicted, Shroud, Soul, Spotlight
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