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Monthly Archives: January 2019
First Principles: Without Freedom of Thought There Can Be No Wisdom
“Without freedom of thought there can be no such thing as wisdom; and no such thing as public liberty, without freedom of speech.” – Benjamin Franklin (1722)
Thought For the Day: Givers Have To Set Limits Because Takers Rarely Do
“Givers have to set limits because takers rarely do.” – Anonymous
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Tagged Givers, Irma Kurtz, Limits, Set, Takers, Thought For the Day
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An Informational Confession
The old adage is that information is power. In today’s reiteration of perhaps too, too much information out there, I believe it’s time we modify this. Clarity is power. An Informational Confession by Michael Romani Here then in this present … Continue reading
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Tagged 21st Century, Age, Clarity, Complex, Information, Information Age, Integrity, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Power, Reference, Wisdom
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Samson (XII)
Bringing the series to it’s conclusion. This then provides a bit of a nexus with King David and I think also how it interrelates with the very life of Jesus. The finale of the retelling of Samson and Delilah, as … Continue reading
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Tagged Jesus, King David, Nexus, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Samson and Delilah, Series, The Book of Judges
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First Principles: Let Us Never Forget That America’s Inheritance Rests On A History of Heroes Struggling For Our Future Generations
“Let the American youth never forget, that they possess a noble inheritance, bought by the toils, and sufferings, and blood of their ancestors; and capacity, if wisely improved, and faithfully guarded, of transmitting to their latest posterity all the substantial … Continue reading
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Tagged American Youth, Ancestors, Blessings of Life, Blood, First Principles, Guard, Independence, Joseph Story, Liberty, Never Forget, Noble Inheritance, Peace, Posterity, Property, Religion, Toil, Transmit
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Thought For the Day: Capitalism Unevenly Distributes Prosperity; Socialism Evenly Distributes Misery
“The main vice of capitalism is the uneven distribution of prosperity. The main vice of socialism is the even distribution of misery.” – Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
Samson (XI)
Continuing in this humble retelling of the story of Samson and Delilah as originally set out in The Book of Judges: Samson XI by Michael Romani XI Delilah torments and taunt her precious Samson Desiring the secrets that make him a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bliind, Book of Judges, Cast, Chain, Confess, Cunning, Cut, Deception, Delilah, Dungeon, Fear, God, Hair, Humble, Humility, Lie, Lock, Love, Nazirite, Philistine, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Power, Pride, Prince, Samson, Secret, See, Self-Reliance, Servant, Shorn, Sleeping Potion, Trust, Voice, Vow
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Surviving the Ride
From Socrates to Rush’s Neil Pert to observance of every day life, we all learn one thing fairly early on, conform or be cast out. Surviving the Ride by Michael Romani Time and again, it’s the same story All sorts … Continue reading
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Tagged Bust, Cast Out, Conform, Discern, Fingerprint, Functional Rules, Glory, Individuals, Innocent, Inside, Judge, Learn, Own Thought, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pretense, Questions, Ride, Rush, Sentence, Society, Socrates, Sought, Soul, Step Out of Line, Story, Survive, Think, Trouble, Trust
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Wishing The Maybe
Do you ever have moments where you stop and pause and think on things like maybe things might have been different or maybe this or that? I do. Those are the moments to be quiet and listen in. Trying to … Continue reading
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Tagged Balance, Borrow, Bought, Chess, City, Compassion, Consider, Could, Deliberate, Dragon, Eye, Family, Fool, Gift, God, Good, Hesitate, Hiding Seek, Late Night, Let It Be, Lines, Maybe, Moment, Morality Play, Nothing, Outcast, Photograph, Pity, Plain View, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Relive, Remembrance, Rule, Sky, Sleep, Society, Sought, Think, Throwaway, Tomorrow, Travesty, Treasure, Truth, Wish, Yesterday
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First Principles: A Government of Unjust Laws Cannot Stand Before An Armed People
“Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Disarmed, Europe, First Principles, Force, Noah Webster, Rule, Standing Army, Supreme Power, The People, United States, Unjust Law
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 