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First Principles: A Rigid Economy of the Public Contributions and Absolute Interdiction of All Useless Expenses Will Go Far Towards Keeping Government Honest and Unoppressive
“A rigid economy of the public contributions and absolute interdiction of all useless expenses will go far towards keeping the government honest and unoppressive.” – Thomas Jefferson, in Letter to Lafayette (1823)
Thought For the Day: There Is No Development Without Effort and Effort Means Work
”All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.“ – Calvin Coolidge
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Thought For the Day: The Closest Thing To A Genuine Panacea Known To Medical Science Is Work
“The greatest analgesic, soporific, stimulant, tranquilizer, narcotic, and to some extent even antibiotic — in short, the closest thing to a genuine panacea — known to medical science is work.” – Thomas Szasz, author, professor of psychiatry (15 Apr 1920-2012) … Continue reading
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First Principles: Those Who Stand For Nothing Fall For Everything
“Those who stand for nothing fall for everything.” – Alexander Hamilton
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Dr. Seuss With No Excuse
Two weeks in aka Day 14 of Na/GloPoWriMo 2020 and the challenge prompt today is: “to think about your own inspirations and forebears (whether literary or otherwise). Specifically, I challenge you today to write a poem that deals with the … Continue reading
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First Principles: Marriage Is…the Most Natural State of Mankind…It Is the Man and Woman United That Makes the Complete Human Being
“Marriage is…the most natural state of man, and therefore the state in which you are most likely to find solid happiness…. It is the man and woman united that makes the complete human being….. man has not nearly the value … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: It’s Much Better To Do Good In A Way That No One Knows Anything About It
“It’s much better to do good in a way that no one knows anything about it.” – Leo Tolstoy
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Silence Is Our Reply
What was once thought the end is but the beginning and all the words make no difference when silence is our final reply. Silence Is our Reply by Michael Doyle In the black and white of integration There is a … Continue reading
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