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Monthly Archives: November 2023
Thought For the Day: For Me, Words Are A Form of Action, Capable of Influencing Change
“For me, words are a form of action, capable of influencing change.” -Ingrid Bengis, writer and teacher (1944-2017)
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First Principles: The Rights of Conscience, of Bearing Arms, of Changing the Government, Are Declared To Be Inherent In the People
“The rights of conscience, of bearing arms, of changing the government, are declared to be inherent in the people.” – Fisher Ames
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Tagged Bearing Arms, Change, Declare, First Principles, Fisher Ames, Government, Inherent, Rights of Conscience, The People
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Let’s Please Honor Veterans Day 2023!
Have you hugged your veterans today? Trust me, we appreciate it! To Be A Veteran Is…by Michael DoyleI And so many of my sisters and brothers We Signed our names to the blank check that we would serve for the … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday U.S. Marine Corps!
On November 10, 1775, the U.S. Marine Corps was born at Tun Tavern as the Continental Marines. Although, after the Revolutionary War ended, the U.S. Navy and the Marine Corps were disbanded for a time, they were quickly reestablished on … Continue reading
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Tagged Continental Marines, General James Matis, Happy 248th Birthday, Happy Birthday, No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy, November 10 1775, President John Adams, Revolutionary War, Semper Fidelis, The United States, Thought For the Day, Tun Tavern, U.S. Marine Corps
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Other Side of Hell
Other Side of Hellby Michael DoyleThis isn’t meant to discourageBut sometimes, true courageIs found on the other side of HellWhen your eyes have seen enough to dispelAny notion that peace can be foundThrough the taking of lives in warAnd when … Continue reading
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First Principles: An Elective Despotism Was Not the Government We Fought For; But One In Which the Powers of Government Should Be Divided and Balanced
“An elective despotism was not the government we fought for; but one in which the powers of government should be so divided and balanced among the several bodies of magistracy as that no one could transcend their legal limits without … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: It Is Well For A Man When He Has Learned To Endure What He Cannot Change, and To Give Up With Dignity What He Cannot Retain
“It is well for a man when he has learned to endure what he cannot change, and to give up with dignity what he cannot retain.” – Friedrich Schiller
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Wandering In the Night
Wandering In the Nightby Michael DoyleWeary souls wandering in the nightIn need of a healing lightWe are not ever truly aloneThanking God, we are not on our ownWe are unburdened from bitternessOur saved souls have felt the tendernessWalking each moment … Continue reading
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Tagged Alone, Another One, Bitterness, Childhood, Christ, Days, Done, End, Fee, Final Days, Friend, God, Good, Gratitude, Great, Healing Light, Hell, Instances, Journey, Know, Lives, Lost, Love, Night, Own, Path, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Push, Right Attitude, Saved Souls, Tenderness, Thank, Understood, Walk, Wander, Weary Souls, Worthy
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Thought For the Day: The Cure For A Fallacious Argument Is A Better Argument, Not the Suppression of Ideas
“The cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas.” – Carl Sagan
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First Principles: To Suppose That Any Form of Government Will Secure Liberty or Happiness Without Any Virtue In the People, Is A Chimerical Idea
“Is there no virtue among us? If there be not, we are in a wretched situation. No theoretical checks-no form of government can render us secure. To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any … Continue reading
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Tagged Chimerical Idea, First Principles, Form, Government, Happiness, James Madison, Liberty, Render, Secure, Suppse, The People, Theoretical Checks, Virtue, Wretched Situtation
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 