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First Principles: It Is To Be Regretted That the Rich and Powerful Too Often Bend the Acts of Government To Their Own Selfish Purpose
“It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.” – Andrew Jackson
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Thought For the Day: The Purpose of Human Life Is To Serve, and To Show Compassion and the Will To Help Others
“The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.” – Albert Schweitzer
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First Principles: When It Is Obvious That the Goals Cannot Be Reached, Don’t Adjust the Goals; Adjust the Action Steps
“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals; adjust the action steps.” – Confucius
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Thought For the Day: We Do Not Believe In Ourselves Until Someone Reveals That Deep Inside Us Something Is Valuable, Worth Listening To, Worthy of Our Trust, Sacred To Our Touch
“We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or … Continue reading
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First Principles: Duty Is Ours, Results Are God’s
“Duty is ours, results are God’s.” – John Quincy Adams
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Their Own Way of Mourning
Their Own Way of Mourningby Michael DoyleOut here in the cold mornings of the suck,Each man learns to burn his own piece of luck.Each man is more fragile than he seems,But each of them has a passion for American Dreams.Still, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alone, Breath, Burn, Dream, Faith, Fragile, Heart, Jagged Stone, Learn, Luck, Morning, Mourn, Poetry and Poems, Point of Death, Push, Sacred, Seem, Space, The Suck, Way
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Thought For the Day: It Is the Supreme Art of the Teacher To Awaken Joy In Creative Expression and Knowledge
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” – Albert Einstein
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First Principles: In A Representative Republic, the Education of Our Children Must Be of the Utmost Importance
“In a representative republic, the education of our children must be of the utmost importance!” – James Monroe
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Deeply Held Beliefs
Deeply Held Beliefsby Michael DoyleTo the disbelief of our Father’s Kingdom,Satanists are sneaking in through religious freedom.Though religious freedom is rather simple,I cannot find myself supporting the Satanic Temple.Only to the godless is this farcical.It is not only Christians who … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: All We Have To Decide Is What To Do With the Time That Is Given Us
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” – J.R.R.Tolkien
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