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WordPress – #Weekly Photo Challenge – Scale
The Sword of Justice Scales Offers up its own tales And maybe that’s just as well As time itself as it’s own scale Like hurrying to catch up Hoping to drink from the winner’s cup After a busy day fighting … Continue reading
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Tagged Justice, Photograph, Poem, Scale, Scales, Sword, Time, Weekly Photo Challenge, Wordpress
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Exceptional
Thinking in terms of the national There are few things as exceptional Than the gifts of freedom and liberty Paid for at the foot of that given tree Where mankind pines for freedom Safe from the tyrannical kingdoms And where … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Franklin, Daily Prompt, Diligence, Exceptional, Freedom, Heritage, Liberty, Liberty Bell, Liberty Tree, National, Republic, Rule of Law, Vigilance, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: The Strong Must Be Just
“Justice without force is impotent. Force without justice is tyranny. Unable to make what is just strong, we have made what is strong just.” —Blaise Pascal (1623- 1662) And so it is as it must be, we must be both … Continue reading
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Tagged Blaise Pascal, Force, Impotence, Justice, Thought For the Day, Tyranny
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First Principles: Americans Should Always Remember Our Blessings
“Let the American youth never forget, that they possess a noble inheritance, bought by the toils, and sufferings, and blood of their ancestors; and capacity, if wisely improved, and faithfully guarded, of transmitting to their latest posterity all the substantial … Continue reading
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Tagged Americans, Belief, Blessings, First Principles, Guard, Improve, Independence, Inheritance, Joseph Story, Life, Noble, Posterity, Property, Sacrifice
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The Truth of Wars Won
The Truth of Wars Won by Michael Romani It’s as often in the questions That have not been asked As it in the needs That have not been tasked That we find the answers needed Much like the wild grasses … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Battlefield, Conspiracy, History, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Questions, Secrets, Strategy, War
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Tame
Some things are just too tame to be wild A little too pure to be any kind of defiled Like a sunny day spent wandering a country lane Getting a little clarity to keep a mind sane Moments spent down … Continue reading
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Tagged Clarity, Country Lane, Daily Prompt, Defiled, Fishing, Healthy, Love, Pure, Tame, Whole, Wild, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: Nothing Is Impossible
“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says, “I’m possible.” – Audrey Hepburn
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Tagged Audrey Hepburn, Everything, Impossible, Nothing, Optimism, Perspective, Possible, Thought For the Day
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Happy Columbus Day!!
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Tagged Americas, Education, Explore, History, Trade, Tradition
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Sonic Gems: Illmatic – Nas
An aspect of the Sonic Gems series is that it features music and/or musicians who have made a lasting impact on music. That does not necessarily mean that I like what I’m hearing. Seven minutes into this CD, I wanted … Continue reading
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Tagged Cadence, Hip Hop, Illmatic, Nas, Rap, Sonic Gems, Verbal Dexterity
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First Principles: Republics Are Lost When Flattery Is Favored Over Truth
“Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, … Continue reading →