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First Principles: The Fetters Imposed On Liberty At Home Have Been Forged Out of the Weapons Provided For Defense Against Real, Pretended, Or Imaginary Dangers From Abroad
“The fetters imposed on liberty at home have ever been forged out of the weapons provided for defence against real, pretended, or imaginary dangers from abroad.” – James Madison, 4th US president (16 Mar 1751-1836)
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Tagged Abroad, Danger, Defense, Fetters, First Principles, Forge, Home, Imaginary, James Madison, Liberty, Pretend, Real, Weapon
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Decency
Decencyby Michael DoyleYou’re a diamondIn a world of human coalBecause you know the worthOf the human soulFragile and fallible as we areWe dream of living our dreamsClinging to every falling starEven as we’re falling apart t our seamsOur dignity frayed … Continue reading
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Tagged Close Your Mind, Decency, Diamond, Dignity, Dreams, Falling Star, Fate, Fragile, Gasp of Air, Human Coal, Last Stand, Poetry and Poems, Propriety, Risks, Seams, Sedate, Semblance, Soul, Splendor, Standing Strong, Strain, Strands, Surrender, Working Hard, World's Care, Worth
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Thought For the Day: The Fall of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Is Quite A Morality Tale
“The fall of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is quite a morality tale.” – Gary Bauer “The fall of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is quite a morality tale. It was one of the wokest banks in America. It worshipped at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Annual Salary, Bankrupt, Beg, Biden Administration, Bonuses, CEO, East Palestine Ohio, Fall, Gary Bauer, Government Regulators, Great Work, Healthier Planet, Help, Left-Wing Worldview, Morality Tale, Seized Control, Shares, Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Bank, Speed, Thought For the Day, Unhealthy Bank
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First Principles: There Is A Rank Due To the United States, Among Nations, Which Will Be Withheld, If Not Absolutely Lost, By the Reputation of Weakness
“There is a rank due to the United States, among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness.” – George Washington (1793)
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Tagged Due, First Principles, George Washington, Lost, Nations, Rank, Reputation, United States, Weakness, Withheld
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First Principles: The Ordaining of Laws In Favor of One Part of the Nation, To the Prejudice, and Oppression of Another, Is Certainly the Most Erroneous and Mistaken Policy
“History affords us many instances of the ruin of states, by the prosecution of measures ill suitedto the temper and genius of their people. The ordaining of laws in favor of one part of the nation, to the prejudice and … Continue reading
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Tagged Another, Benjamin Franklin, Erroneous, Favor, First Principles, Laws, Mistaken, One Part of the Nation, Oppression, Ordaining, Policy, Prejudice
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Thought For the Day: Hail To the Man Who Went Through Life Always Helping Others, Knowing No Fear, and To Whom Aggressiveness and Resentment Are Alien
“Hail to the man who went through life always helping others, knowing no fear, and to whom aggressiveness and resentment are alien.” – Albert Einstein, physicist, Nobel laureate (14 Mar 1879-1955)
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Tagged Aggressive, Albert Einstein, Alien, Hail, Helping Others, Life, Mankind, No Fear, Resentment, Thought For the Day
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Played On and On
Played On and Onby Michael Doyle I always wonderedWhat tomorrow would bringAs I charged aheadDoing my best at everything And though I’ve made big mistakesI did my best at everythingFingers bled into these heartachesListening to the others sing Please don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Best, Contrary, Cry, Endeavor, Extraordinary, Forever, Forget, Goodbye, Heartaches, Lipstick Trace, Memories, Mistakes, Night, On and On, Played, Poetry and Poems, Regret, Tomrrow, Years
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Thought For the Day: If You Are A Believer, You Are ‘In Christ’…Fellowship Is Not Optional
“If you are a believer, you are ‘in Christ,’ which means that you are also in ‘the Body of Christ’ (1 Corinthians 12:27). It also means you are to be engaged with the people of God — fellowship is not … Continue reading
First Principles: The Essence of Government Is Power; and Power, Lodged As It Must In Human Hands, Will Ever Be Liable To Abuse
“The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.” – James Madison (1829)
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Tagged Abuse, Essence, Government, Henry Cabot Lodge, Human Hands, James Madison, Liable, Power
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Thought For the Day: Comedy Is Under Attack Because It Is Probably the Last Bastion of Truly Free Speech
“Comedy is under attack because it is probably the last bastion of truly free speech.” – Anthony Brian Logan
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Tagged Anthony Brian Logan, Attack, Comedy, Free Speech, Last Bastion, Probably, Thought For the Day
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 