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First Principles: Religion and Virtue Are the Only Foundations, Not of Republicanism and of All Free Government, but of Social Felicity Under All Government
“[R]eligion and virtue are the only foundations, not of republicanism and of all free government, but of social felicity under all government and in all the combinations of human society.” – John Adams (1811)
Thought For the Day: When Money Speaks, the Truth Keeps Silent
“When money speaks, the truth keeps silent.” – Russian proverb
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Thought For the Day: To Be Ignorant of What Occurred Before You Were Born Is To Remain Always A Child
“To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?” – … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestors, Born, Child, Human Life, Ignorant, Life, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Occurred, Records of History, Thought For the Day, Worth, Woven
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First Principles: The Right of the Citizens To Keep and Bear Arms Has Justly Been Considered, As the Palladium of the Liberties of A Republic
“The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a republic; since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpation and arbitrary power of rulers; and will … Continue reading
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Tagged Arbitrary Power, Citizens, Consider, First Principles, Joseph Story, Keep and Bear Arms, Liberties, Moral Check, Palladium, Republic, Resist, Right, Rulers, Successful, The People, Triumph, Usurption
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Burning Down Our Idols
Burning Down Our Idolsby Michael DoyleIn our desire for deepening connectionEach of us worships in our own directionFixated with our paths of our obsessionThe things we dwell on take their possessionThere is the compromise of our aspirationWhich becomes the conformity … Continue reading
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Tagged Admiration, Aspiration, Burning Down, Compromise, Confromity, Connection, Cultivation, Dedication, Direction, False Theolgoy, Ideology, Idols, Obsession, Poetry and Poems, Possession, Significance, Worship
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First Principles: It Is the Madness of Folly, To Expect Mercy From Those Who Have Refused To Do Justice; and Even Mercy, Where Conquest Is the Object
“It is the madness of folly, to expect mercy from those who have refused to do justice; and even mercy, where conquest is the object, is only a trick of war; the cunning of the fox is as murderous as … Continue reading
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Tagged Conquest, Cunning, First Principles, Folly, Fox, Justice, Madness, Mercy, Murderous, Object, The American Crisis No.1, Thomas Paine, Violence, Wolf
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Thought For the Day: If the Doors of Perception Were Cleansed Everything Would Appear To Man As It Is, Infinite
“If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.” -William Blake, poet, engraver, and painter (28 Nov 1757-1827)
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A Single Word
A Single Wordby Michael DoyleA single word divided night from dayThis is the goodness found in God’s wayAmidst life’s tears and cheerful laughterHis goodness is worth running afterAs long as it is that I am capableI will remain resolute and … Continue reading
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Tagged Capable, Course, Divided, Encourage, Giving, Goodness, Laughter, Mercy, Night From Day, Poetry and Poems, Prayer, Resolute, Resource, Right Attitude, Season, Single Word, Surrender, Tears
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First Principles: If We Can Prevent the Government From Wasting the Labors of the People, Under the Pretense of Taking Care of Them, They Must Become Happy
“If we can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy.” –Thomas Jefferson, letter to Thomas Cooper, 1802
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Thought For the Day: A Body of Clay, A Mind Full of Play, A Moment’s Life – That’s Me
“A body of clay, a mind full of play, a moment’s life — that’s me.” -Harivansh Rai Bachchan, poet (27 Nov 1907-2003)
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