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Thought For the Day: To Convince Someone of the Truth, It Is Not Enough To State It, But Rather One Must Find the Path From Error To Truth
“To convince someone of the truth, it is not enough to state it, but rather one must find the path from error to truth.” – Ludwig Wittgenstein
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First Principles: The People Are Not To Be Disarmed of Their Weapons. They Are Left In Full Possession of Them
“The people are not to be disarmed of their weapons. They are left in full possession of them.” – Zacharia Johnson (1788)
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Grace In This World of Darkness
Grace In This World of Darknessby Michael DoyleIn this world of darknessWe often find too much harshnessAnd not enough faith and loveThat we are told is given from heaven aboveThe Lord has paid our costIn redeeming us from being lostTo … Continue reading
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Tagged Blood, Conquer, Cost, Dare, Death, Everyday, Faith and Love, Found, God's Will, Grace, Harshness, Heaven Above, Heaven Bound, Holy Name, Joy, Keep It Real, King, Last Breath, Life, Lost, Love, Majesty, One True Path, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Proclaim, Redeem, Reign, Rise, Salvation, Same, Saved, Savior's Name, Shame, Smiles, The Lamb, The Lord, Told, Trinity, Us, Way, World of Darkness, Worthy
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First Principles: Remember, Democracy Never Lasts Long, It Soon Wastes, Exhausts, and Murders Itself. There Never Was A Democracy Yet That Did Not Commit Suicide
“I might have exhibited as many millions of plebeians sacrificed by the pride, folly, and ambition of their fellow-plebeians and their own, in proportion to the extent and duration of their power. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: History Is A Novel Whose Author Is the People
“History is a novel whose author is the people.” – Alfred de Vigny, poet, playwright, and novelist (27 Mar 1797-1863)
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Mean Streaks and Misgivings
Mean Streaks and Misgivingsby Michael DoyleWhen the Colt has turned to rustAnd all that’s left is to swallow the dustThe desert plays tricks on a man’s mindAs he looks over his shoulder at what’s left behindWar is war and won’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Amend, At Last, Blind, Blindness, Body, Bury, Carry, Catch Up, Cost, Cure, Desert, Dust, Ease, Eke Away, Endure, Eye For An Eye, Find, Forget, Gun Hand, Heart, Labyrinth, Left Behind, Living Days, Mean Streak, Memories, Mental Maze, Mind, Misgiving, More, Our Ways, Past, Persistence, Poetry and Poems, Pray, Price, Regret, Resistance, Revenge, Ripped Free, Rust, Settle, Shaken, Shoulder, Soul, Soul's Rot, Start, Sun, Taken, The Days, Things Done, Tricks, Tricks of Mind, Truce, Truth, Turns Out, War, Whiskey, Wounded, Wounds
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First Principles: Never Abandon Your Vision. Keep Reaching To Further Your Dreams
“Never abandon your vision. Keep reaching to further your dreams.” – Benjamin Banneker
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Thought For the Day: Of All the Frictional Resistances, the One that Most Retards Human Movement Is Ignorance
“Of all the frictional resistances, the one that most retards human movement is ignorance.” – Nikola Tesla
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To Our Feet
To Our Feetby Michael DoyleWe stand to our feetHanding Satan his defeatSinging our redemptionRising up in contemplationAs we think of our freedomHere in the Lord’s kingdomWe find the Lord in praiseSinging throughout our daysWe have defeated the graveThrough the power … Continue reading
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Tagged Belong, Christian Faith, Christian Friends, Contemplation, Days, Defeat, Embrace, Ends, Feet, Freedom, God's Love, Grave, Holy Song, Home, Joy, Lord's Kingdom, Poetry and Poems, Power, Praise, Redemption, Rightful Place, Rise Up, Satan, Saves, Sing, Stand, Think
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