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Thought For the Day: Base Yourself In Loyalty and Trust
“Base yourself in loyalty and trust. Don’t be companion with those who are not your moral equal. When you make a mistake, don’t hesitate to correct it.” – Confucius
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Entering the Afterlife
Started watching the point of origin series of Star Trek series with the girls. The one that is more or less the prequel for the whole thing. Got this out of the first episode: Entering the Afterlife by Michael Romani … Continue reading
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Promises Meant To Keep
Finally got to watch the redo of The Lion King. I have to say that I don’t know if it’s the passing of time or what, but, watching this again was just wonderful. I really enjoyed the show very much. Promises … Continue reading
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Tagged African Plain, Birth, Blessing, Canyon Rim, Care, Fair, Falling Star, Happiness, Keep, Life, Love, Magic, Mean, Not In Vain, Parents, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Promises, Reverence, Ritual, Sacred Heart, Share, Sunset, The Lion King, Youth
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First Principles: Those Who Expect To Reap the Blessings of Freedom, Must, Like Men, Undergo the Fatigue of Supporting It
“Those Who Expect To Reap the Blessings of Freedom, Must, Like Men, Undergo the Fatigue of Supporting It.” – Thomas Paine
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Tagged Blessings, Expect, Fatigue, First Principles, Freedom, Men, Reap, Support, Thomas Paine, Those
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Thought For the Day: Trust Is Earned, Respect Is Given and Loyalty Is Demonstrated. Betrayal of Any One of Those Is To Lose All Three.
“Trust is earned, respect is given, and loyalty is demonstrated. Betrayal of any one of those is to lose all three.” – Ziad K. Abdelnour
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Tagged Any One of Those, Betrayal, Demonstrated, Earned, First Principles, Given, Lose All Three, Loyalty, Respect, Trust, Ziad K Abdelnour
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Thought For the Day: The Highest Reward For Man’s Toil Is Not What He Gets For It, But What He Becomes By It
“The highest reward for man’s toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it.” – John Ruskin (1819-1900)
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Tagged Becomes, By It, Highest Reward, John Ruskin, Mankind's, Not What He Gets For It, Thought For the Day, Toil
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First Principles: Let Each Citizen Remember At the Moment He Is Offering His Vote … That He Is Executing One of the Most Solemn Trusts In Human Society
“Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is not making a present or a compliment to please an individual – or at least that he ought not so to do; but that he … Continue reading
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Tagged Accountable, Compliment, Country, Each Citizen, Executing, First Principles, God, Human Society, Not Making A Present, Offer, Remember, Samuel Adams, Solemn Trust, Vote
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Around Every Corner
As I was driving down the eastern terminus of the Old National Road, it occurred to me… Around Every Corner by Michael Doyle Around every corner There is a story Down every street Hiding from its glory Just a bit … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: We…Socialists…Are Enemies of the Capitalistic Economic System…and…Are…Determined to Destroy This System Under All Conditions
We are Socialists, we are enemies of the capitalistic economic system…and we are all determined to destroy this system under all conditions.” – Adolph Hitler
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First Principles: I Place Economy Among the First and Most Important Virtues and Public Debt As the Greatest Dangers To Be Feared
“I place economy among the first and most important virtues and public debt as the greatest dangers to be feared.” – Thomas Jefferson
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