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First Principles: National Defense Is A Cardinal Duty
“National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman.” – John Adams (1815) This quote is from a letter to James Lloyd in 1815. Since the beginning of our nation, it has been thanks to the dedication and … Continue reading
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Tagged Appreciation, Cardinal, Duty, First Principles, Honor, James Lloyd, John Adams, Memorial Day, National Defense
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Thought For the Day: There Are Worse Things Than War
As Memorial Day in the United States of America rapidly approaches, this thought comes to mind: “War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing … Continue reading
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Tagged Freedom, John S Mill, Memorial Day, Price, The Contest In America, Thought For the Day, War
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Vasquez Rocks
Turns out that a blogger out there, Bel, has recently visited a place that I have photographed in real. I didn’t have any of my photos of Vasquez Rocks to share, but, I do have this poem that I wrote … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Camera, Desert, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Poems, Poetry, Portfolio, Roadrunner, Vasquez Rocks, Wile E Coyote
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First Principles: Congress Should Stick To Its Enumerated Powers
“If Congress can do whatever in their discretion can be done by money, and will promote the General Welfare, the Government is no longer a limited one, possessing enumerated powers, but an indefinite one, subject to particular exceptions.”– James Madison … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: The True Test of Civilization Is Revealed In Character
“The true test of civilization is, not the census, nor the size of cities, nor the crops – no, but the kind of man the country turns out.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson For an interesting take on how the above … Continue reading
First Principles: The Federal Government Has Definitive Roles
“The government of the United States is a definite government, confined to specified objects. It is not like the state governments whose powers are more general.”– James Madison This quote is taken from a speech in the House of Representatives … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: A Hero Understands Responsibility
“I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom” – Bob Dylan, Nobel Prize winning Singer-Songwriter This quote is from his interview included with the 1985 career spanning Biograph compilation of some … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Dylan, Freedom, Hero, Responsibility, Thought For the Day, Understand
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To Have Meaning
Woke up sick today, but, worse, feeling a little regret for having skipped the Short Poetry Workshop last night. Since I usually write two poems at the workshop, I thought I should maybe make up for that in some way. … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories, Poetry and Poems
Tagged Being, Desire, Meaning, Places of the Heart, Satisfaction
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