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Monthly Archives: October 2026
First Principles: Strong Hearts and Helpful Hands Are Needed, and Fortunately, We Have Them In Every Part of Our Beloved Country
“Strong Hearts and Helpful Hands Are Needed, and, Fortunately, We Have Them In Every Part of Our Beloved Country” – William McKinley
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Tagged Beloved Country, Every Part, First Principles:, Fortune, Helpful Hands, Strong Hearts, William McKinley
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In the Acts of Stephen
In the Acts of Stephenby Michael DoyleMore than the words of a church service,Each of us is here to live out our purpose.There are the moments that we are inspiredTo move beyond exhaustion and tiredness.There comes a time when something … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Blasphemy, Book of Acts, Christianity, Church Service, Faith, God, Jesus, Poetry and Poems, Stephen, The Father and the Son, Weight of Life
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Thought For the Day: The Truth Is That If Israel Were To Put Down Its Arms, There Would Be No More Israel. If the Arabs Were To Put Down Their Arms, There Would Be No More War
“The truth is that if Israel were to put down its arms, there would be no more Israel. If the Arabs were to put down their arms, there would be no more war.” – Benjamin Netanyahu
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Tagged Arabs, Arms, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Thought For the Day, Truth, War
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First Principles: God Forbid That the Day Should Ever Come When, In the American Mind, the Thought of Man As A Consumer Shall Submerge the Old American Thought of Man As A Creature of God
“God forbid that the day should ever come when, in the American mind, the thought of man as a consumer shall submerge the old American thought of man as a creature of God, endowed with unalienable rights.” – Benjamin Harrison
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Tagged American Mind, Benjamin Harrison, Consumer, Creature of God, Endowment, First Principles, Forbidden, God, Mankind, Submerge, Unalienable Rights
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One More Battle
One More Battleby Michael DoyleEven legends grow tiredWhen age creeps in, and winter is cold.The will is no longer strong or firedDespite song sung in the days of old.The price on one’s grayed headMust be collected, alive or deadIf it … Continue reading
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Tagged Age, Battle, Death, Legends, Poetry and Poems, Will, Winter
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Thought For the Day: Architecture Aims At Eternity
“Architecture has its political Use; publick Buildings being the Ornament of a Country; it establishes a Nation, draws People and Commerce; makes the People love their native Country, which Passion is the Original of all great Actions in a Common-wealth…. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aim, Architecture, Christopher Wren, Country, Eeternity, Nation, Ornament, Political Use, Public Buildings, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: The Laws Should Be Rigidly Enforced Which Prohibit the Immigration of A Servile Class To Compete With American Labor, With No Intention of Acquiring Citizenship
“The laws should be rigidly enforced which prohibit the immigration of a servile class to compete with American labor, with no intention of acquiring citizenship, and bringing with them and retaining habits and customs repugnant to our civilization.” – Grover … Continue reading
Lizzie Borden IV: Obscured Vanity
Lizzie Borden IV: Obscured Vanityby Michael DoyleTrue to the nature of her kind,It’s always another trick of the mind.Her ploy of seeded manipulationMade it a trigger pulled by devotion.Lizzie found her way to womanhoodMisunderstanding bad for good.The luck of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Lizzie Borden, Manipulation, Nature, Obscurity, Poetry and Poems, Vain
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Thought For the Day: A Society With Too Few Independent Thinkers Is Vulnerable To Control By Disturbed and Opportunistic Leaders
“A society with too few independent thinkers is vulnerable to control by disturbed and opportunistic leaders. A society which wants to create and maintain a free and democratic social system must create responsible independence of thought among its young.” – … Continue reading
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Tagged Control, Independent Thinkers, John Dewey, Leader, Opporunistic, Society, Thought For the Day, Vulnerability
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First Principles: The Budget Should Be Balanced Not By More Taxes, But By Reduction of Follies
“The budget should be balanced not by more taxes, but by reduction of follies.” – Herbert Hoover
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Tagged Balance, First Principles:, Folly, Herbert Hoover, Reduction, Taxes, The Budget
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