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Monthly Archives: November 2018
First Principles: Democracy Has the Propensity Towards Licentiousness
“The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and ignorant believe to be liberty.” – Fisher Ames (1788)
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Tagged Amibitous, Democracy, First Principles, Fisher Ames, Ignorant, Liberty, Licentiousness, Propensity
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The Wolf of God
Cursed bane or blessing… am I alone in sometimes wondering which is which when it comes to watching the tortured souls and their travails that often make for those who and what entertain us most? The Wolf of God by … Continue reading
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Tagged Answers, Back, Bane, Belong, Blessing, Blind, Darkness, Deep, Destiny, Extreme, Face, Fatigue, Forgiven, Friend, Gift, God, Harsheness, Ingratitude, Intrigue, Keep, Kind, Latitude, Legendary, Love, Mirrors, Paths, Photograph, Places, Poem, Poetry, Question, Second Sight, Shapes, Sharp, Side, Sincere, Supply, Thankfulness, Time, Tortured Soul, Treasure, Truth, Walk, Wolf, Wolf of God, Wrong
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First Principles: A Good Moral Character Is the First Essential of All Persons
“A good moral character is the first essential in a man, and that the habits contracted at your age are generally indelible, and your conduct here may stamp your character through life.” – George Washington (1790)
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Tagged Conduct, First Essential, First Principles, George Washington, Good Moral Character, Habits, Humanity, Indelible, Life, Stamp
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Thought For the Day: Words Following Words Are Power
“A word after a word after a word is power. ” -Margaret Atwood, poet and novelist (b. 18 Nov 1939)
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Tagged Greater Power, Margarte Atwood, Power, Word, Words
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Skyscrapers Out of Gossamer
Gossip is the insipid breeding ground from which must wickedness is born. https://flic.kr/p/KaZiDx Skyscrapers Out of Gossamer by Michael Romani Past affections become reshaped into their own hardened melody Layers of self composed invective write a cheat sheet rhapsody Projection … Continue reading
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Tagged Accusation, Anticipation, Benediction, Brave, Caricature, Cheat Sheet, Cherish, Claws, Clean House, Complexity, Conclusion, Desolation, Free, Gossamer, Gossip, Gratitude, Hardended Melody, Hope, Invective, Lesson, Let Go, Love, Melody, Mental Aggravation, Microcosm, Passive Aggression, Past Affections, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Rhapsody, Sarcasm, Self Isolation, Self Loathing, Side, Simplicity, Skyscraper, Smile, Snakes In Grasses, Strife, Support, Third Act, Trouble, Warm, Wicked
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Thought For the Day: The Danger In American Democratic Institutions Is Its Lack of Security Against Tyranny
“The main evil of the present democratic institutions of the united states does not raise, as is often asserted in Europe, from their weakness, but from their irresistible strength. I am not so much alarmed at the excessive liberty which … Continue reading
First Principles: National Defense Is A Cardinal Duty of Every Statesman
“National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman.” – John Adams (1815)
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Tagged Cardinal Duty, Defense, First Principles, John Adams, Nation, Statesman
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Los Feliz Memories
For the good and bad of it, Hollywood has had a tremendous influence on global entertainment. https://flic.kr/p/qJsrzn Los Feliz Memories by Michael Romani Cinematic ghosts are conjured back into existence As half remembered legends draped in persistence A séance draws … Continue reading
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Tagged Angle, Cinema, Corner, Cosmic Firmament, Creative, Gloss, Gossip, Heartaches, Hollywood, Hourglass, Incendiary, Investigation, Legend, Lore, Los Feliz, Manson, Nostalgia, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Seance, Tomorrow, Votex, Yesterdays
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Eloquence of the Nothing Said
Sometimes whispers speak fairly loudly. Eloquence of Nothing Said by Michael Romani There’s an eloquence In the nothing said Sweet hand of Providence Rested upon his head Whispers of sacred not Abides the man who believes Wrapped in a simple … Continue reading
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Tagged Believe, Brinksmanship, Dirty Tricks, Eloquence, Grieve, Love, Nothing, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Providence, Sacred, Thought, Trifle, Truth, Whisper, Wish
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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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