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Monthly Archives: November 2018
Thought For the Day: We Must Not Confuse Dissent With Disloyalty
“We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason if we remember that we are not descended from fearful men, not from men who feared to write, to speak, to … Continue reading
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Tagged Age of Unreason, Ancestors, Confuse, Disloyalty, Dissent, Driven, Edward R. Murrow, Fear, Thought For the Day, Unpopular
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First Principles: A Judiciary Should Be Independent of the Executive Alone, But, Not Independent of the Nation
“A judiciary independent of a king or executive alone, is a good thing; but independence of the will of the nation is a solecism, at least in a republican government.” -Thomas Jefferson (1820)
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Tagged Exectutive, First Principles, Government, Independent, Judiciary, King, Republican, Solecism, Thomas Jefferson, Will of Nation
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The Knights Shall Ride
Long ago in the days ole, there were knights unafraid to serve the will of king and nation for the cause of the righteous….. The Knights Shall Ride by Michael Romani In times of darkness Able men of the light … Continue reading
First Principles: Blind Ambition and Corrupted Morals Will Destroy Our Constitution
“No Wall of words, no mound of parchment can be so formed as to stand against the sweeping torrent of boundless ambition on the one side, aided by the sapping current of corrupted morals on the other.” – George Washington … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: The Less You Respond To Rude, Harsh People, The More Peaceful Your Life Is
“The less you respond to rude, critical, argumentative people, the more peaceful your life will become.” – Charlie Brown
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Tagged Argumentative, Charlie Brown, Critical, Less, Life, More, Peace, Response, Rude, Thought For the Day
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God Is After You
Based in part on Psalms 23:6 God Is After You by Michael Romani I seek in repentance to make my turn To live a better life as I have learned Desired by the blessings from above Surrendering to the ways … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessing, Chains, Discourage, Embrace, Follow, Fruit, Gift, Glory, God, Goodness, Heartbreak, Heels, Keys, Learn, Lesson, Lies, Mercy, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Promise, Psalms, Receive, Repentance, Shatter, Sheep, Stumble, Surrender, Tears, Trail, Tribute, Truth, Victory, Word of God, Years
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Storybook Love
Once upon a time is as real now as it ever was and all dependent on just how much we’re willing to believe. Is it enough to make it all come true? Storybook Love by Michael Romani In the storybook … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Family Is the Main Source of Education For Children
“The group consisting of mother, father and child is the main educational agency of mankind.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)
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Tagged Character, Child, Critically, Education, Family, Father, Goal, Group, Humanity, Intelligence, Martin Luther King Jr, Mother, Think, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: Honest Persons Feel No Pleasure Over Controlling Fellow Citizens
“An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.” – Thomas Jefferson (1813)
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Tagged Displeasure, Exercise of Power, Fellow Citizens, First Principles, Honest, Persons, Thomas Jefferson
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Stubbed Toe Pride
Pride and stubbed toes often go together in the most unlikely but problematic combinations. Stubbed Toe Pride by Michael Romani With all the stubbed toes aside It’s hard to run when filled with pride Strong words said as accusations fly … Continue reading
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Tagged Accusations, Challenge, Correction, Cost, Detail, Direction, Discern, Dust, Eternity, Hope, Invitation, Learn, Levity, Lost, Murmur, Parse, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Reveal, Share, Stumbed Toe
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