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Monthly Archives: May 2023
Something Bleeding This Way Comes
Something Bleeding This Way Comesby Michael DoyleWord slithered along the corporate groundWhere all is ancient, and nothing new is foundSecrets told through half-truths revealedRemind us all of the things better off concealedPregnant pauses signal latent twists in positioningAs corporate successions … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient, Birthright, Bleed, Children, Conceal, Corporate, Dinosaur, Endgame, Generation, Grave, Half-Truth, History, Inclination, Journey, Lament, Maturation, Motherhood, New, Pain and Misery, Pause, Poetry and Poems, Position, Recrimination, Reject, Save, Secrets, Something, Space-Age Messiah, Stoic, Sucession, Tragedy, Tranisition, Twist, Words, Wrench
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Thought For the Day: If We Have Lost Our Will As A Nation To Define What’s Right And To Do It, Then We Have Lost Our Way
“If we have lost our will as a nation to define what’s right and to do it, then we have lost our way in a world that is increasingly being dominated by China, whose president, Xi Jinping, may have correctly … Continue reading
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Tagged Cal Thomas, China, Correct, Decline, Define, Diagnose, Do It, Dominated, Lost, Lost Our Way, Nation, Right, Thought For the Day, Will, World, Xi Jinping
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First Principles: Be In General Virtuous, and You Will Be Happy
“Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy.” – Benjamin Franklin (1768)
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Tagged Benjamin Franklin, Best Chance, Conduct, Consequences, First Principles, General, Happy, Virtuous, You
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Thought For the Day: War Is An Ugly Thing, But Not the Ugliest of Things
“War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse. A man who has nothing which he cares more about than … Continue reading
First Principles: Religion and Good Morals Are the Only Solid Foundation of Public Liberty and Happiness
“Religion and good morals are the only solid foundation of public liberty and happiness.” – Samuel Adams (1778)
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Tagged First Principles, Good Morals, Happiness, Public Liberty, Religion, Samuel Adams, Solid Foundation
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In Remembrance of Memorial Day
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Tagged 2023, America, Built, Courage, Determination, Fear, Harry S. Truman, Imagination, Job At Hand, Memorial Day, Rmemebrance, Unbeatable
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First Principles: In the Supposed State of Nature, All Men Are Equally Bound By the Laws of Nature, Or To Speak More Properly, the Laws of the Creator
“In the supposed state of nature, all men are equally bound by the laws of nature, or to speak more properly, the laws of the Creator.” – Samuel Adams, in a Letter to the Massachusetts State Legislature, January 17, 1794
Thought For the Day: The United States and the Freedom For Which It Stands, the Freedom For Which They Died, Must Endure and Prosper
“If words cannot repay the debt we owe these men, surely with our actions we must strive to keep faith with them and with the vision that led them to battle and final sacrifice.” “Our first obligation to them and … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle, Debt, Died, Endure, Faith, Final Sacrifice, Freedom, Prosper, Ronald Reagan, Stands, Thought For the Day, United States, Vision, Words
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Thought For the Day: We Love Those Who Know the Worst of Us and Don’t Turn Their Faces Away
“We love those who know the worst of us and don’t turn their faces away.” – Walker Percy, author (28 May 1916-1990)
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Tagged Don't Turn, Faces Away, Know, Love, Thought For the Day, Walker Percy, We, Worst of Us
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First Principles: Until We Can Reestablish A Condition Under Which the Earnings of the People Can Be Kept By the People, We are Bound To Suffer…Curtailment of Our Liberty
“I want the people of America to be able to work less for the government and more for themselves. I want them to have the rewards of their own industry. This is the chief meaning of freedom. Until we can … Continue reading
ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 