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First Principles: Humanity Has Won Its Battle. Liberty Now Has A Country.
“Humanity has won its battle. Liberty now has a country.”– Marquis de Lafayette — This quoted excerpt from a letter from Marquis de Lafayette shortly after Yorktown captures the triumph of the human spirit in achieving freedom and establishing our … Continue reading
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Tagged American Republic, Battle, Completed Work, Complexity, Country, Degrees of Freedom, Economic Disparity, First Principles, Freedom, History, Human Spirit, Humanity, Individuals, Liberty, Marquis de Lafayette, Modern Times, New York Times, Perpetual Pursuity, Politics, Reference, Revolutionary War, Social Inequality, Understanding, United States of America, Work In Progress
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Two-Way Street
Two-Way Streetby Michael DoyleI don’t have the words to sayAll the things that I must sayI silently sit here, and I prayI will somehow make my wayTo my shepherd, I will singThe holiest of holies, He is my kingYou know … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Comfort, Congregation, Days of Life, Destination, Disappear, Faith, Faithfulness, Feeling Weak, Freed, Holiest of Holies, King, Lead, Life, Lost, Make My Way, Meet, Path, Poetry and Poems, Pray, Say, Shepherd, Silent, Sing, Sing and Shout, Tapestry, The Lord, Two-Way Street, Wait, Words, Words To Speak, Yoke
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Looking Back On Quincy U
Looking Back on Quincy Uby Michael DoyleMentor and teacherTo rocker and preacherWith a deepness of eyesThat made it easy to realizeRather rock or jazzHis licks and hooks had pizzazzCreating hits like a grand slamQuincy’s life was the master jamMusic is … Continue reading
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Tagged Believed, Conceived, Conjecture, Control, Desire, Ego, Emotional Architecture, Every Night, Eyes, Feel, Fire, Given or Stolen, Golden Trace, Grand Slam, Human Tapestry, Jazz, Licks and Hooks, Looking Back, Love, Love and Grace, Master Jam, Mentor and Teacher, Music, Must, Note, Poetry and Poems, Preacher, Quincy Jones, Quincy U, Realize, Received, Record Deal, Respect, reviews, Rhythm, Rock, Rocker, Score, Soul, Sound Right, Sunshine and Smiles, Thriller, Trigger, Trust
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Thought For the Day: There Are Three Kinds of Men. The One That Learns By Reading. The Few Who Learn By Observation. The Rest of Them Have To Pee On the Electric Fence For Themselves.
“There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.” – Will Rogers, “The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers”. … Continue reading
Of Love and Faith
Of Love and Faithby Michael DoyleI bet my life on what I believeSpeaking the truth, I won’t deceivePumping the brakes to live another dayIt’s love’s world, I won’t get in the wayEvery moment that we keep it steadyWe still know … Continue reading
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Tagged Believe, Brakes, Cross, Deceive, God, Good, Love and Faith, Love's World, Minute, Moment, Poetry and Poems, Ready, Seaons, Seven, Steady, Teach, Truth, Understood
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Thought For the Day: Tolerance Is An Attitude of Reasoned Patience Toward Evil…Tolerance Applies Only To Persons…Never To Truth
“Tolerance is an attitude of reasoned patience toward evil… a forbearance that restrains us from showing anger or inflicting punishment. Tolerance applies only to persons… never to truth.” – Fulton J. Sheen, “A Plea For Intolerance” (1931)and “Old Errors and … Continue reading
First Principles: In the Last Days There Will Come Times of Difficulty. For People Will Be Lovers of…Pleasure Rather Than Lovers of God…Avoid Such People
“Understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving … Continue reading
One True Love
One True Loveby Michael DoyleIn understanding your painIt makes it quite plainYou are all that means anything to meThe worthy answer to my questions for meYou fill up my mindLike nothing else I findThese are the secrets we revealFeeling like … Continue reading
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Tagged All, All Else, Antidote, Blame, Control, Despite, Everything, Filled With Love, Find, Flame, Free, Happily, Held Above, Hope, Jealousy, Life, Life's Confusion, Love, Mean, Meant, Mind, Most, My Thoughts, One True Love, Pain, Plain, Poem, Poems, Poetry, Poetry and Poems, Poison, Question, Reveal, Run, Secrets, Soul, Spark, Steal, Stumble, Toast, Understand, Unjust Illusion, Worthy Answer, Your Love
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Thought For the Day: If You Do Not Take An Interest In the Affairs of Your Government, Then You Are Doomed To Live Under the Rule of Fools
“If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.” – Plato, there are several alternative translations of this passage taken from Republic, Book 1, 347c … Continue reading
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Tagged 21st Century, Abstention, Accounability, Affairs, Affect Change, Altruistic Intentions, Apathy, Approach, Benefit, Betterment of Society, Decisions, Democracy, Discussion, Doom, Education, Engagement, General Will, Government, History, Impact, Influence, Interest, Jean-Jacqu Rosseau, Knowledge, Modern Politics, Morass, Negative Consequences, News, Participation, Plato, Political Disengagement, Political Dynamics, Political Process, Politics, Practical Leadership Qualities, Republic, Rule of Fools, Shape, Social Arena, Thought For the Day, Valid Concerns, Voices, Well-Being, Wisdom
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