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First Principles: The Legislative Department Is Everywhere Extending the Sphere Of Its Activity and Drawing All Power Into Its Impetuous Vortex
“The legislative department is everywhere extending the sphere of its activity and drawing all power into its impetuous vortex.” – James Madison (1788)
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Tagged Acttivity, All Power, Department, First Principles, James Madison, Legislative, Sphere, Vorttex
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First Principles: Let Us Not Seek the Republican Answer Or the Democratic Answer, But the Right Answer
“Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.” – John F. Kennedy
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Tagged Answer, Blame, Democratic, First Principles, Future, John F. Kennedy, Past, Republican, Responsibility, Right Answer, Seek
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Thought For the Day: A Successful Marriage Requires Falling In Love Many Times, Always With the Same Person
“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” – Mignon McLaughlin
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Tagged Falling In Lovve, Marriage, Mignon McLaughlin, Same Person, Success, Thought For the Day, Time
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Faithful In Time and Grace
Faithful In Time and Graceby Michael DoyleI’d be the one mistakenIf I didn’t notice when I was shaken,And that God provides my foundationWhen I build my life in my station. As a believer in my confession,There is no struggle without … Continue reading
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Tagged Believver, Blessed, Blessed Redemption, Blessings, Build, Call, Condition, Confession, Contemplation, Daily, Fail, Faithful, Fall, Forgiven, Foundation, Given, God, God Always Prevails, God's Love, Grace, Holy Name, Mistaken, Notice, Place, Poetry and Poems, Rain, Shaken, Shame, Station, Struggle, Through, Time, Torrential, World
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Thought For the Day: The Bad News Is Time Flies. The Good News Is You’re the Pilot.
“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” —Michael Altshuler
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Tagged Bad News, Fly, Good News, Michael Altshuler, Pilot, Thought For the Day, Time, You
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First Principles: There Is No Art Which Government Sooner Learns of Another Than That of Draining Money From the Pockets of the People
“There is no art which government sooner learns of another than that of draining money from the pockets of the people.” – Adam Smith
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Meeting God
Meeting God by Michael DoyleMeeting God in His dwelling place,He fills us with love in this holy space.Holding us near as we call on His holiness,In immersion, we’ll never be the same.Here in my holy contemplation, I receive my sacred … Continue reading
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Tagged Be;oeved, Birthed Again, Contemplation, Conversion, Dwelling Place, Holiness, Immersion, Meeting God, New Man, Poetry and Poems, Redemption, Sin, Soul
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Soul Rot
Soul Rotby Michael DoyleWhen your bad is so goodThat it’s become understoodAs being what you’re best at,It may be best to remember that.It’s not exactly forgot.You’re suffering from soul rot.Staring death in the face,And keeping it in its place.You keep … Continue reading
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