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First Principles: War Should Never Be Entered Into Until Every Effort At Peace Has Failed
“War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.” – William McKinley
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Thought For the Day: Before Woman There Was Man As A Rough Draft Exists Before Creating the Final Masterpiece
“Sure God created man before woman, but then again you always make a rough draft before creating the final masterpiece.” – Robert Bloch
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First Principles: Officeholders Are the Agents of the People, Not Their Masters
“Officeholders are the agents of the people, not their masters. Not only is their time and labor due to the government, but they should scrupulously avoid in their political action, as well as in the discharge of their official duty, … Continue reading
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Tagged Agents, Avoid, Discharge, First Principles, Government, Grover Cleveland, Labor, Master, Obtrusive, Officeholder, Official Duty, Partisanship, Political Action, Public Officials, The People, Time
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Thought For the Day: A Smile Is the Beginning of Peace
“A smile is the beginning of peace.” – Mother Teresa
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First Principles: We Cannot Make Financial Matters Right By Taking From One What He Has Honestly Acquired To Give to Another Who Has Not Earned
“The indiscriminate denunciation of the rich is mischievous…. No poor man was ever made richer or happier by it. It is quite as illogical to despise a man because he is rich as because he is poor. Not what a … Continue reading
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Tagged Acquire, Benjamin Harrison, Bestow, Class, Denounce, Despise, First Principles, Has, Honest, Illogical, Indiscriminate, Is, Man, Matters, Mischief, Nother, Poor, Rich, Right, Settle, Take, Unearned
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We Who Damn Ourselves
Halloween Poem #19: We Who Damn Ourselves by Michael Romani We damn ourselves To our own private hells Dwelling on all Of the tiniest details In a world grown cold We lose all hope All of our dreams bought and … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: People Forget What You Said and Did but Not How You Make Them Feel
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou
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First Principles: A Supreme Being Rules Mankind’s Affairs Whose Goodness and Mercy Follow the American People
“I know there is a Supreme Being who rules the affairs of men and whose goodness and mercy have always followed the American people, and I know He will not turn from us now if we humbly and reverently seek … Continue reading
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 