Monthly Archives: February 2023

First Principles: The Same Prudence Which In Private Life Would Forbid Our Paying Our Own Money For Unexplained Projects, Forbids It In the Dispensation of Public Moneys

“The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for unexplained projects, forbids it in the dispensation of the public moneys.” – Thomas Jefferson (1808)

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Thought For the Day: The Souls of Emperors and Cobblers Are Cast In the Same Mold. The Same Reason That Makes Us Wrangle With A Neighbor Creates A War Between Princes

“The souls of emperors and cobblers are cast in the same mold. The same reason that makes us wrangle with a neighbor creates a war between princes.” – Michel de Montaigne, essayist (28 Feb 1533-1592)

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Thought For the Day: Talk Not of Wasted Affection, Affection Never Was Wasted

“Talk not of wasted affection, affection never was wasted.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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First Principles: Natural Rights Are the Objects For the Protection of Which Society Is Formed and Municipal Laws Established

“Natural rights [are] the objects for the protection of which society is formed and municipal laws established.” – Thomas Jefferson (1791)

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The Get To of the Got To

The Get To of the Got Toby Michael DoyleHeroes of faith that give what they canThat’s every woman and then every manDaring to give what they are givenThese cheerful hearts are those forgivenWorking the work of giving in lightLiving open … Continue reading

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First Principles: Therefore Encourage One Another and Build One Another Up, Just As You Are Doing

“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:11

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Thought For the Day: A Compliment Is Something Like A Kiss Through A Veil

“A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.” -Victor Hugo, author (26 Feb 1802-1885)

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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 (1790)

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Thought For the Day: There’s Nothing That Makes You So Aware of the Improvisation of Human Existence As A Song Unfinished. Or an Old Address Book.

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Thought For the Day: Unless the People, Through Unified Action, Arise and Take Charge of Their Government, They Will Find That Their Government Has Taken Charge of Them

“Unless the people, through unified action, arise and take charge of their government, they will find that their government has taken charge of them. Independence and liberty will be gone, and the general public will find itself in a condition … Continue reading

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