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Contemplation of War
Contemplation of Warby Michael DoyleThere are times to pause and wait,When a poet breathes and contemplates.What are the pieces and how each connects,And what, pray tell, will come next?It is easy enough to flex and show raw power.But after initiation, … Continue reading
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Tagged Connection, Contemplatonn, Control, Decision, Endless Threat, Evolution, Flex, Forget, Gravty, Iran, Israel, Naton, Poet, Poetry and Poems, Preference, Raw Power, Reverence, United States, War
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Thought For the Day: Not Being Able To Govern Events, I Govern Myself
“Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.” – Michel de Montaigne
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Tagged Capability, Events, Govern, Michel de Montagne, Self, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: Always Vote For Principle, Though You May Vote Alone, and You May Cherish the Sweetest Reflection That Your Vote Is Never Lost
“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.” – John Quincy Adams
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Bonhoeffer, Part 7
Bonhoeffer, Part 7by Michael DoyleTime stands still with its lit fuse,We wonder why life makes us choose.We do our best to stop the evil in men,To give or take life feels a lesser sin.What would one give to save one’s … Continue reading
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First Principles: A People Who Mean To Be Free Must Be Prepared To Meet Danger In Person, and Not Rely Upon the Fallacious Protection of Armies
“A people who mean to be free must be prepared to meet danger in person, and not rely upon the fallacious protection of armies” – Edmund Randolph
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Thought For the Day: Not By Force of Arms Are Civilizations Held Together, But By Subtle Threads of Moral and Intellectual Principle
“Not by force of arms are civilizations held together, but by subtle threads of moral and intellectual principle.” – Russell Kirk
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Bonhoeffer, Part 6
Bonhoeffer, Part 6by Michael DoyleSometimes the pieces come together,And the time to act is now to make it better.In the face of atrocity and naked despair,It takes action, not prayer, if you truly care.Christ bids believers to come and follow,To … Continue reading
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Tagged Acttion, Atrocity, Believerrs, Better, Burn, Care, Christ, Die To Self, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Euroope, Faith, Follow, History, Humanty, Jews, Learng, Naked Despar, Pieces, Poetry and Poems, Prayer, Shadow, The Devil, Tim to Act, Together, World War II
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First Principles: The Powers of Congress Are Totally Inadequate To Preserve the Balance Between the Respective States, and Oblige Them To Do Those Things Which Are Essential
“The powers of Congress are totally inadequate to preserve the balance between the respective States, and oblige them to do those things which are essential for their own welfare or for the general good.” – Henry Knox
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Thought For the Day: The Greatest Happiness of Life Is the Conviction That We Are Loved; Loved For Ourselves, Or Rather Loved In Spite of Ourselves
“The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.” – Victor Hugo
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Bonhoeffer, Part 5
Bonhoeffer, Part 5by Michael DoyleThere are times when there is nowhere to go,Tyranny transforms freedom into a tear’s flow.Sometimes in some places, the price for libertyIs to join the ranks of those remembered by history.At those times, there is but … Continue reading
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