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Monthly Archives: October 2019
First Principles: The Best Hope In Continuing Our Republic Is In Proper Moral and Religious Training of Our Children
“The only ground of hope for the continuance of our free institutions is in the proper moral and religious training of the children, that they may be prepared to discharge aright the duties of men and citizens.” – Zachary Taylor
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Tagged Children, Citizen, Continuance, Discharge, Duties, First Principles, Free Institutions, Hope, Moral, Religious, Training, Zachary Taylor
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A Bleakness of Breath
Continuing on my semi-gothic mood, Halloween Poem #8: A Bleakness of Breath by Michael Romani In a cemetery of bleakness Down from the Devil’s house In a coldness that speaks of this There is a tremble as quiet as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Abyss, Apparition, Bleak, Breath, Buried, Carried, Caw, Cemetery, Child, Cold, Crawl, Daughter, Dead, Death, Deliver, Devil, Disguise, End, Evil, God, Good, Goth, Guest, Halloween, Lilith, Lost, Morbid, Mortal, Passage, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Raven, Resistance, Serene, Sinners, Sixpence, Spite, Striking Distance, Struggle, Tremble, Troubles, Venom, Vision
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Thought For the Day: It Is the Highest Form of Self Respect To Admit Mistakes and To Make Amends For Them
“Humility leads to strength and not to weakness. It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them.” – John J. McCloy
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Tagged Admit, Amend, Highest Form, Humility, John J McCloy, Lead, Mistake, Self Respect, Strength, Thought For the Day, Weakness
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First Principles: One Great Object of the Constitution Was To Restrain Majorities From Oppressing Minorities or Encroaching On Their Just Rights
“One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights.” – James K. Polk
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Tagged Constitution, Encroach, First Principles, James K Polk, Just Rights, Majority, Minority, Object, Oppress, Restrain
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In A Monster’s Waltz
Halloween poem #7 In A Monster’s Waltz by Michael Romani May the lost souls be found No matter how or how unsound Too long happiness has been elusive For those rejected and now reclusive Frankenstein each of us in our … Continue reading
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Tagged Calamity, Castaway, Dance, Dare, Dark, Dignity, Dream, Elusive, Eyes, Frankenstein, Fright, Halloween, Happy, Humanity, Legacy, Lies, Lost Soul, Mephistopheles, Misfortune, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reclusive, Reject, Stormy Night, Waltz
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First Principles: The Strongest of All Governments Is That Which Is Most Free
“I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free.” – John Tyler
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Tagged Contend, First Principles, Free, Government, John Tyler, Most, Strong
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Thought For the Day: It Is the Courage To Continue That Counts
“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
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Tagged Continue, Count, Courage, Failure, Fatal, Final, Success, Thought For the Day, Winston Churchill
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Betrayed With A Kiss
Halloween Poem #6 – Once you’re under evil’s dominion, it doesn’t matter how you got there. Does it? Betrayed With A Kiss by Michael Romani With a kiss, we turned the key Sinking deep into your debauchery It’s certain I … Continue reading
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Tagged Anger, Attitude, Betray, Bite, Blade, Bllind, Broken, Company, Content, Controll, Cure, Debauchery, Debt, Defiance, Demon, Disdain, Distraction, Dominion, Door, Ease, Enchant, Escape, Essence, Evil, Firelight, Gratitude, Halloween, Hate, Howl, Key, Kind, Kiss, Know, Letha, Lost, Madness, Mistress, Night, Owe, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pretend, Reliance, Return, Righteous, Sad, Satisfaction, Science, Secret, Servant, Slave, Slice, Soul, Spare, Spirit, Table, Throat, Unholy
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First Principles: The Only Legitimate Right To Govern Is An Express Grant of Power From the Governed
“We admit of no government by divine right, believing that so far as power is concerned the Beneficent Creator has made no distinction amongst men; that all are upon an equality, and that the only legitimate right to govern is … Continue reading
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Tagged Creator, Distinction, Divine Right, Equality, Express Grant, First Principles, Govern, Governed, Government, Legitimate Right, Men, Power, Willliam Henry Harrison
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Thought For the Day: Make Sure That You Haven’t Lost the Things That Money Can’t Buy
“It’s good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it’s good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven’t lost the things that money can’t buy.” – George H. Lorimer, … Continue reading
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Tagged Buy, Check Up, George H Lorimer, Good, Lost, Money, Sure, Things, Things That Money Can't Buy, Thought For the Day
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