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Monthly Archives: August 2021
Thought For the Day: No Matter Which Party Is In Power, the Government Cannot Be Trusted To Label ‘Truth’ or ‘Fiction’ Any More Than Facebook or Twitter Can
“No matter which party is in power, the government cannot be trusted to label ‘truth’ or ‘fiction’ any more than Facebook or Twitter can.” – ACLU Maybe they really mean it now? They have stood up against the Trump bans … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU, Cannot Be Trusted, Facebook, Fiction, Government, In Power, Label, No Matter, Party, Thought For the Day, Truth, Twitter
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First Principles: Public Opinion Sets Bounds To Every Government and Is the Real Sovereign In Every Free One
“Public opinion sets bounds to every government, and is the real sovereign in every free one.” – James Madison (1791)
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Tagged Bounds, First Principles, Free, Government, James Madison, Public Opinion, Real Sovereign
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Outside My Shadow (Happy Birthday Angie At 14)
Outside My Shadow (Happy Birthday Angie At 14)by Michael DoyleHas it been a lifeOr some kind of a dreamIt’s hard to believeThat you’re turning fourteen14 years ago tomorrowYou first opened your eyesTaking away my sorrowAnd bringing a million surprisesThey say … Continue reading
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Tagged Angie, Baby, Be Your Own, Being Your Father, Blossoming, Brilliance, Bringing Me Pride, Brought Me, Concession, Couldn't Ask For More, Daughters, Day, Dream, Early, Every Beat of My Heart, First Opened Your Eyes, Fourteen, From the Very Start, Growing, Happiness, Happy Birthday, Happy Father, Hard To Believe, Hold My Hand, Impression, Joy, Know, Know These Things, Learned, Life, My Shadow, Nearly Grown, Never Be Poor, One of Life's Best, Outside, Outside My Shadow, Pass the Test, Poetry and Poems, Remember, Resilience, Richer, Say Hello, Since, Sister, Sorrow, Standing By My Side, Tomorrow, Treasured, Treasures You, Trust In You, Turned, Turning Fourteen, Ultrasound, Under, Young Lady
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Thought For the Day: Although the Legal and Ethical Definitions of Right are the Antithesis of Each other, Most Writers…Confuse Power With Goodness, and Mistake Law For Justice
“Although the legal and ethical definitions of right are the antithesis of each other, most writers use them as synonyms. They confuse power with goodness, and mistake law for justice.” – Charles T. Sprading (1871-1959)
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First Principles: When A Man Who Is Honestly Mistaken Hears the Truth, He Will Either Quit Being Mistaken or Cease to Be Honest
“When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest.” – Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Being Mistaken, Cease To Be Honest, First Principles, Hear, Honestly Mistaken, Mankind, Quit, Truth
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 