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First Principles: Entrust Unlimited Authority To One Man, To Several, To All, You Will Find That It Is Equally Evil
“Entrust [unlimited authority] to one man, to several, to all, you will still find that it is equally an evil.” – David Constant (1815)
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Thought For the Day: I Wish We Could Put Up Some of the Christmas Spirit In Jars and Open A Jar of It Every Month
“I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month.”– Harlan Miller
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First Principles: Real Liberty Is Neither Found In Despotism Or the Extremes of Democracy, But In Moderate Governments
“Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.” – Alexander Hamilton
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A Tale of Christmas In Two Parts
A Tale of Christmas In Two Parts (Republished for 2020)by Michael Doyle aka Michael Romani I. I have heard it saidThat you can eat ’til you’re fullAnd it’s still not enoughThe excuse to be given“But, it’s Christmas…”And one really shouldn’t … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Become A Child Again At Christmastime
“Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.” – Laura Ingalls Wilder
First Principles: Never Suppose That In Any Possible Situation, Or Under Any Circumstances, It Is Best For You To Do A Dishonorable Thing, However Slightly So It May Appear To You
“Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains rather than do an immoral act. And never suppose that in any possible situation, or under any circumstances, it is best for you … Continue reading
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In the Infinite Depth
In the infinite Depthby Michael DoyleIn the infinite depthOf this emotionMy love for youIs deeper than the oceanMy hope rests inWhat it is that I cherishDreaming that it Will never perishAnd that as our loveKnows its high and lowsThat it … Continue reading
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First Principles: May the Father of All Mercies Scatter Light, and Not Darkness, Upon Our Paths
“May the Father of all mercies scatter light, and not darkness, upon our paths.” – George Washington
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Thought For the Day: There Is No Frigate Like A Book To Take Us Lands Away, Nor Any Coursers Like Page of Prancing Poetry
“There is no frigate like a book / To take us lands away, / Nor any coursers like a page / Of prancing poetry.” -Emily Dickinson, poet (10 Dec 1830-1886
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Thought For the Day: Christmas Is Not A Time Nor A Season, But A State of Mind. To Cherish Peace and Goodwill, To Be Plenteous In Mercy, Is To Have A Real Spirit of Christmas
“Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.” – Calvin Coolidge
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Tagged Calvin Coolidge, Cherish, Christmas, Goodwill, Mercy, Peace, Plenteous, Season, State of Mind, The Real Spirit of Christmas, Thought For the Day, Time
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 