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Thought of the Day: The Way To Stop Discrimination On the Basis of Race Is To Stop Discriminating On the Basis of Race
“The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.” – Chief Justice John Roberts
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First Principles: A Free People Claim Their Rights As Derived From the Laws of Nature, and Not As the Gift of their Chief Magistrate
“A free people [claim] their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate.” – Thomas Jefferson (1774)
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First Principles: Honor, Justice, and Humanity, Forbid Us Tamely To Surrender That Freedom Which We Received From Our Gallant Ancestors
“Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us. We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding … Continue reading
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Tagged Declaration of the Causes and Necessities of Taking Up Arms, Endure, First Principles, Gallant Ancestors, Guilt, Hereditary Bondage, Honor, Humanity, Infamy, Justice, Posterity, Resign, Succeeding Generations, Surrender, Thomas Jefferson, Wrethedness
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Thought For the Day: If You Want To Build A Ship, Don’t Drum Up People Together To Collect Wood…Teach Them To Long For the Endless Immensity of the Sea
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author … Continue reading
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Daring To Live Different
Daring to Live Differentby Michael DoyleAs we learn to accept who we areWe set our eyes on the mother starIt’s the urge to get back homeTo the family, no longer aloneThe heart breaks on the shoreBut still we dare to … Continue reading
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Tagged Accept, Alone, Bonds, Brave Souls, Create, Dare, Defile, Different, Eyes, False Gods, Family, Home, Imitate, Learn, Life Happens, Live, Mother Star, Motivation, Outcast, Past, Poetry and Poems, Search, Shape and Mold, Shore, Style, Traditions, Urge, Wait
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First Principles: Energy In the Executive Is A Leading Character In the Definition of Good Government
“Energy in the executive is a leading character in the definition of good government. It is essential to the protection of the community against foreign attacks; it is not less essential to the steady administration of the laws; to the … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: What Wisdom Can You Find That Is Greater Than Kindness?
“What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?” -Jean Jacques Rousseau, philosopher and author (28 Jun 1712-1778)
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First Principles: True Law Is Right Reason In Agreement With Nature; It Is Of Universal Application
“True law is right reason in agreement with Nature; it is of universal application. Unchanging and everlasting; it summons to duty by its commands and averts from wrongdoing by its prohibitions” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
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