Monthly Archives: January 2026

First Principles: I Am One But Still I Am One. I Cannot Do Everything, But Still I Can Do Something

“I am only one but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.” – Edward Everett

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This That I Know

This That I Knowby Michael DoyleUnbroken promises add up to good,I know, and it’s understood.His faithfulness walks me throughIn everything that I say and do.It’s the known that I know,That my God will never let me go.I stand on His … Continue reading

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First Principles: No People Can Be Bound To Acknowledge and Adore the Invisible Hand Which Conducts the Affairs of Men More Than the People of the United States

“(I)t would be peculiarly improper to omit in this first official Act, my fervent supplications to that Almighty Being who rules over the Universe, who presides in the Councils of Nations, and whose providential aids can supply every human defect, … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: One of the Secrets of Life Is That All That Is Really Worth the Doing Is What We Do For Others

“One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.” – Lewis Carroll

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Conversation

Conversationby Michael DoyleIf you understand what it is that I mean,We’re watching two shows on the same screen.There are few safe discussions in this nation.We have lost our part in decent conversation.Stupid is as stupid does, and becoming plain.That our … Continue reading

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First Principles: If Ever A Time Should Come, When Vain and Aspiring Men Shall Possess the Highest Seats In Government, Our Country Will Stand In Need of Its Experienced Patriots To Prevent Its Ruin

“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.” – Samuel Adams

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Thought For the Day: Worship Is Not A Repetitious Exercise of Rituals and Formulas. These Create A Veil That Actually Prevents Us From Enjoying the Presence of the Lord

“Worship is not a repetitious exercise of rituals and formulas. These create a veil that actually prevents us from enjoying the presence of the Lord. Worship is the heart poured out in gratitude and awe, expressing our appreciation of who … Continue reading

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For the Love of Myth

For the Love of Mythby Michael DoyleWalking out past our prints in the Indiana snow,My youngest confesses that it’s hard to let it go.Greek myths have an existential edge, so inevitableCreative minds find themselves immensely incapableOf letting go, the stories … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: The Champions of Socialism Call Themselves Progressives, But They Recommend… Resistance To Every Kind of Improvement

“The champions of socialism call themselves progressives, but they recommend a system which is characterized by rigid observance of routine and by a resistance to every kind of improvement. They call themselves liberals, but they are intent upon abolishing liberty. … Continue reading

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First Principles: We Cannot Be Happy, Without Being Free…We Cannot Be Free, Without Being Secure In Our Property

“Let these truths be indelibly impressed on our minds — that we cannot be happy, without being FREE — that we cannot be free, without being secure in our property— that we cannot be secure in our property, if, without … Continue reading

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