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Monthly Archives: September 2022
Thought For the Day: Never Forget 9/11
Time may pass. Wrong decisions since have been made. E.g., that deplorably ill-thought out capitulation and disastrous retreat out of Afghanistan. Still, we must Never Forget 9/11! We must never allow this to happen to innocent civilians again.
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I Walk In Praise
I Walk In Praiseby Michael DoyleRaised hands toward heavenI walk in my praiseTake a taste of bread unleavenedIn communion with His graceI hold onto His storyPraising His name in all gloryMy heart filled with His traceAs holiness shines from His … Continue reading
First Principles: There Is Not A Single Instance In History In Which Civil Liberty Was Lost, and Religious Liberty Preserved Entire
“There is not a single instance in history in which civil liberty was lost, and religious liberty preserved entire. If therefore we yield up our temporal property, we at the same time deliver the conscience into bondage.” – John Witherspoon, … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: She Plucked From My Lapel the Invisible Strand of Lint (the Universal Act of Woman To Proclaim Ownership)
“She plucked from my lapel the invisible strand of lint (the universal act of woman to proclaim ownership).” -O. Henry, short-story writer (11 Sep 1862-1910)
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Tagged Invisible, Lapel, Lint, O. Henry, Ownership, Pluck, Proclaim, She, Thought For the Day, Universal Act, Woman
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First Principles: To Cherish and Stimulate the Activity of the Human Mind, By Multiplying the Objects of Enterprise, Is Not Among the Least Considerable of the Expedients
“To cherish and stimulate the activity of the human mind, by multiplying the objects of enterprise, is not among the least considerable of the expedients, by which the wealth of a nation may be promoted.” -Alexander Hamilton (1791)
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Tagged Activity, Alexander Hamilton, Cherishh, Enterprise, Expedients, First Principles, Human Mind, Multiply, Nation, Objects, Promote, Stimulate, Wealth
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Thought For the Day: This I Must Fight Against: Any Idea, Religion, or Government Which Limits or Destroys the Individual
“And this I must fight against: any idea, religion or government which limits or destroys the individual. … I can understand why a system built on a pattern must try to destroy the free mind, for this is the one … Continue reading
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Tagged Destroy, Fight, Free Mind, Governmen, Idea, Individual, Inspection, John Steinbeck, Limit, Pattern, Religion, System, Thought For the Day, Understand
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Elephants Mourn Their Dead (Happy the Elephant)
Elephants Mourn Their Dead (Happy the Elephant)by Michael DoyleNo freedom, no libertyNo right to fundamental dignityHappy the Elephant pays the costAnd the decision it seems is lostThere will be no sanctuaryPersonhood has been denied capacityRegardless of intelligence, elephants are thingsSubstantially … Continue reading
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Tagged "X", Ability, Aesthetic, Arbritary, Autonomy, Beauty, Capacity, Chattel, Complexity, Cost, Dead, Decision, Dissent, Dominant Tusked, Elephants, Empathy, Factors, Family, Forehead, Freedom, Full Recognition, Fundamental Dignity, Given Hand, Happy the Elephant, Human Beings, Humanity, Intelligence, Language, Legal Reasoning, Liberty, Love, Majestic Giants, Memory, Mirrors, Mourn, Nonverbal, Personhood, Picky Eaters, Poetry and Poems, Points of Similarity, Present, Recognize, Refinement, Rejected, Sanctuary, Science, Self, Sentient Beings, Solitary Confinement, Talking, Things, Things Unsaid, Understand, Unfeeling, Walking, Words, World, Zoo Enclosures
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We Are Who We Are
We Are Who We Areby Michael DoyleWe are who we areNot from our ancestorsBut because of who we cultivateAs our souls travel among the starsScratched and scrapped in our courageSearching for hope we might encourageTo remove the malignant tumorThat spreads … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestors, Company of Elves, Control, Courage, Cultivate, Darkness, Days of Battle, Encourage, Evil, Glory, Hope, Known, Met, Misfortunes, Poetry and Poems, Pursuit, Rumor, Sail, Shown, Skies, Souls, Stars, Sweet Secrets, Tales, Tumor, We, Weight, Who
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Thought For the Day: It Is Not Enough Not To Lie. One Should Strive Not To Lie In A Negative Sense By Remaining Silent
“The epitaph that I would write for history would say: I conceal nothing. It is not enough not to lie. One should strive not to lie in a negative sense by remaining silent.” – Leo Tolstoy, novelist and philosopher (9 … Continue reading
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Tagged Conceal, Epitaph, History, Leo Tolstoy, Lie, Negative Sense, Not Enough, Nothing, Remain, Silent, Strive, Thought For the Day, Write
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First Principles: It Should Be the Highest Ambition of Every American To Extend His Views Beyond Himself
“It should be the highest ambition of every American to extend his views beyond himself, and to bear in mind that his conduct will not only affect himself, his country, and his immediate posterity; but that its influence may be … Continue reading
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Tagged Ages, American, Beyond, Co-Extensive, Conduct, First Principles, George Washington, Highest Ambition, Influence, Misery, National Capacity, Patriotism, Political Happiness, Unborn, Views, World
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 