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First Principles: The Life of the Nation Is Secure Only While The Nation Is Honest, Truthful and Virtuous
“The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.” – Frederick Douglass
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Thought For the Day: Love Is Friendship That Has Caught Fire
“Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses.” – Ann Landers
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Tagged Allowance, Ann Landers, Fire, Forgive, Friendship, Human, Love, Loyalty, Mutual Confidence, Perfection, Quiet, Share, Thought For the Day, Understanding, Weakness
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Rules of the Beast I
A sort of start at a poetic retelling of the classic Dracula tale: Rules of the Beast I by Michael Romani As the approach is made to castle There is fear amongst its vassals A crucifix is given in protection … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: To Love Someone Who Loves You Is Everything
“To love someone is nothing, to be loved by someone is something, to love someone who loves you is everything.” – Bill Russell
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First Principles: National Defense Is One of the Cardinal Duties of A Statesman
“National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman.” – John Adams (1815) This bears repeating giving the hew and cry about the decision to take out a terroristic mastermind and a few of his cronies doesn’t it? … Continue reading
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Crack of the Cosmic Sky
Started watching a series on various sites world wide that are connected with our world’s belief systems. From that.. this: Crack of the Cosmic Sky by Michael Romani The story it seems As it’s told Is that in the cosmic … Continue reading
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Tagged Atone, Belief, Belief System, Breath, Brick, Build, Community, Cosmic, Crack, Cycle, Death, Early Man, Earth, God, Heaven, High Tide, Humanity, Life, Low Tide, Mirth, Monolith, Moon, Old, Pagan, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Preference, Relief, Reverence, Scheme, Sculpture, Sky, Spirt, Stone, Story, Sun, Symbol, Talk, Tears, Tribe, Unfold, Watch, World
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Thought For the Day: Kindness Has Converted More Sinners Than Zeal, Eloquence or Learning
“Kindness has converted more sinners than zeal, eloquence or learning.” – Frederick W Faber
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First Principles: All Tyranny Needs To Gain A Foothold Is For People of Good Conscience To Remain Silent
“We in America do not have government by the majority—we have government by the majority who participate…. All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.” – Thomas Jefferson
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Thoughts On Found Gratitude
Recently, I have found new reasons to smile and find cheerfulness. In my growing moments of gratitude, it seems that maybe it’s time for heartfelt inventory of the good things in my life – past and present. Thoughts On Found … Continue reading
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