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First Principles: Enlightened Statesmen Will Not Always Be At the Helm
“Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm.” – James Madison (1787)
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Beauty’s Brutality
Beauty’s Brutalityby Michael DoyleIn the deeps of Finland’s heartThe land lies in its darknessBathed in the Northern LightFrom where whispers of hope startAgainst the chilling harshnessBelow winter’s frosted nightSummer has been quick and fleetingTo thrive here takes endurance and courageWorn … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: My Idea of Christmas, Whether Old-Fashioned or Modern, Is Very Simple: Loving Others. Come To Think of It, Why Do We Have To Wait For Christmas To Do That?
“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?” – Bob Hope
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First Principles: The Present Constitution Is the Standard To Which We Are To Cling…Rejecting All Changes But Through the Channel Itself Provides For Amendments
“The present Constitution is the standard to which we are to cling. Under its banners, bona fide must we combat our political foes — rejecting all changes but through the channel itself provides for amendments.” – Alexander Hamilton (1802)
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First Principles: If There Must Be Trouble, Let It Be In My Day, That My Child May Have Peace
“If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.” – Thomas Paine
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Thought For the Day: Come To Me, All Who Labor and Are Heavy Laden and I Will Give You Rest
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” – Matthew 11:28
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A Mustang’s Spirit
A Mustang’s Spiritby Michael DoyleA mustang’s spirit can never be brokenThe wild wind said in words unspokenInto the sky, the story of wild turned to loveBorn in a meadow with only the stars aboveSkies as endless as these were beautifulShy … Continue reading
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First Principles: To Be Prepared For War Is One of the Most Effectual Means of Preserving Peace
“To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.” – George Washington
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First Principles: Educate and Inform the Whole Mass of the People. Enable Them To See That It Is Their Interest To Preserve Peace and Order and They Will Preserve Them
“Educate and inform the whole mass of the people. Enable them to see that it is their interest to preserve peace and order, and they will preserve them.” -Thomas Jefferson
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Thought For the Day: Peace On Earth Will Come To Stay, When We Live Christmas Every Day
“Peace on earth will come to stay, When we live Christmas every day.” – Helen Steiner Rice
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 