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First Principles: That Form of Government Which Is Best Contrived To Secure An Impartial and Exact Execution of the Law, Is the Best of Republics
“That form of government which is best contrived to secure an impartial and exact execution of the law, is the best of republics.”– John Adams (1776)
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Thought For the Day: Optimism Is the Faith That Leads To Achievement. Nothing Can Be Done Without Hope and Confidence
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Helen Keller
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Stone Cast
Stone Castby Michael DoyleMemory building on this June’s nightYou walk beside under the pale moonlightThat you’re not troubled seems clearBut there’s something to the something thereThese things are important to youLet’s talk about how it is we will doThis life … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: When You Want To Help People, You Tell Them the Truth. When You Want To Help Yourself, You Tell Them What They Want To Hear
“When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.” – Thomas Sowell
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First Principles: The Essence of Government Is Power; and Power, Lodged As It Must Be 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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Into A Pirate’s Tomorrow
Into A Pirate’s Tomorrowby Michael DoyleIt’s a rough pirate’s world out thereWhen words spoken spill into loose fearMobs, it seems, are as easily turnedAs pirate shanty towns are easily burnedJust as melancholy on the azure wavesAre the boarding plans that … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Remember, We All Stumble, Every One of Us. That’s Why It’s A Comfort To Go Hand In Hand
“Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand.” – Emily Kimbrough, author and broadcaster (23 Oct 1899-1989)
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First Principles: We Are What We Repeatedly Do. Excellence, Then, Is Not An Act, But A Habit
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle
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Thought For the Day: It’s Like, At the End, There’s This Surprise Quiz: Am I Proud of Me? I Gave My Life To Become the Person I Am Right Now. Was It Worth What I Paid?
“It’s like, at the end, there’s this surprise quiz: Am I proud of me? I gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth what I paid?” – Richard Bach, writer (b. 23 Jun 1936)”
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 