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Thought For the Day: He Is A Hard Man Who Is Only Just, and A Sad One Who Is Only Wise
“He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is only wise.” -Voltaire, philosopher (1694-1778)
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The Legend of the Sword
The Legend of the Swordby Michael DoyleIn the centuries that came beforeMyth and legend became the ways of loreMan and mage coexisted in peaceUntil Mordred’s darkness slipped its leashA sorcerer turned to his dark ambitionAgainst mankind in a betrayal of … Continue reading
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Tagged Before, Betrayal, Camelot, Century, Dark Ambition, England, Evil, Excalibur, King Uther, Legend, Man and Mage, Mordred, Mortal Hand, Myth and Legend, Peace, Poetry and Poems, Sorcerer, Sword, Victory, Ways of Lore
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First Principles: Knowledge Will Forever Govern Ignorance, and A People Who Mean To Be Their Own Governors, Must Arm Themselves With the Power Knowledge Gives
“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own governors, must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives.” – James Madison
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Thought For the Day: Irreverence Is the Champion of Liberty and Its Only Sure Defense
“Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense.” – Mark Twain (1835-1910) Let’s hope this budgetary moment of sheer insanity is stopped at the Senate. It’s insane to think we spend our way to prosperity and our … Continue reading
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Line By Line
Line By Lineby Michael DoyleScripture, being God breathedIs to save us from being deceivedEvery word is for our trainingEver toward righteousness as we are readingReading the Bible filled with our trustPaying attention as we surely mustThe names listed provide more … Continue reading
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Tagged Attention, Benign Neglect, Character, Cherish, Deceived, Difference, Diminish, Divine, Doubt, Every Word, Examine, Explanation, Faitfhulness, Familial Line, Genealogy, God, God Breathed, Line By Line, Names, Noble, Pay, Poetry and Poems, Read, Respect, Reveal, Reverence, Righteousness, Save, Scripture, Sentiment, Sign, Summary, The Bible, Theology, Trace, Training, True, Trust
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First Principles: We Have Therefore To Resolve To Conquer or Die… Let Us Therefore Rely Upon the Goodness of the Cause, and the Aid of the Supreme Being, In Whose Hands Victory Is
“We have therefore to resolve to conquer or die. … Let us therefore rely upon the goodness of the Cause, and the aid of the supreme Being, in whose hands Victory is, to animate and encourage us to great and … Continue reading
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Tagged Actions, Aid, Conquer, Die, Encourage, First Principles, George Washington, Goodness, Great and Noble, Hands, Rely, Resolve, Supreme Being, The Cause, Victory, We
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Thought For the Day: America Was Not Built On Fear. America Was Built On Courage, On Imagination, and On an Unbeatable Determination To Do the Job At Hand
“America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination, and on an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.” – Harry S Truman
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Thought For the Day: Hard Work Spotlights the Character of People. Some Turn Up Their Sleeves, Some Turn Up Their Noses, and Some Don’t Turn Up At All
“Hard work spotlights the character of people. Some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.” – Sam Ewig
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First Principles: Society In Every State Is A Blessing, But, Government, Even In the Best State, Is But A Necessary Evil In Its Worst State An Intolerable One
“Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.” – Thomas Paine
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