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First Principles: Neutrality and Respect Depend on Adequate Power
“The rights of neutrality will only be respected when they are defended by an adequate power. A nation, despicable by its weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral.” – Alexander Hamilton, Federalist Papers No. 11 To read Federalist Papers No. 11 … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Commerce, Federalist Papers, Nation, Neutrality, Respect, Success, The United States of America
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Thought For the Day: A House Is Not A Home
“A house is no home unless it contain food and fire for the mind as well as for the body” – Margaret Fuller (American journalist, critic, and women’s rights advocate) To find out more about this brilliant find that paved … Continue reading
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Tagged Body, Home, House, Margaret Fuller, Mind, Thought For the Day, Women's Rights
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They Say We Won the War
They Say Won The War by Michael Romani They say we won the war But, I don’t listen any more I think we’ll finally win a war When we decide not to fight them any more I had always wanted … Continue reading
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Tagged Anguish, Battle Flags, Bravery, Death, Glory, Killed In Action, Memorial Day, Missing In Action, Navy, Navy Cross, Never Forget, Remember, Sailor, War
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First Principles: Putting America First
“I want an American character, that the powers of Europe may be convinced we act for ourselves and not for others; this, in my judgment, is the only way to be respected abroad and happy at home.” – George Washington … Continue reading
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Tagged American, Character, Duty, First Principles, George Washington, Patriot, Service
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Represent
Represent by Michael Romani In the flowing stream of conscience You empty out your mind Putting pen to prescience Leaving no thought behind You end up in that somewhere With no idea of where you’re going It will be whittled … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Brand, Photographs, Poetry, Prescience, Prototype, Represent, Storyboard, Stream of Conscience
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Thought For the Day: We Can Each Change the World For the Better
“I should dearly love that the world should be ever so little better for my presence. Even on this small stage we have our two sides, and something might be done by throwing all one’s weight on the scale of … Continue reading
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Tagged Better, Change, Charity, Difference, Kindness, Peace, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World, Tolerance
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Thought For the Day: Write To Express, Not to Impress
“If you write to impress it will always be bad, but if you write to express it will be good.” – Thornton Wilder For an interesting interview with Wilder see:https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/4887/thornton-wilder-the-art-of-fiction-no-16-thornton-wilder
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Tagged Express, Impress, Interview, Thornton Wilder, Writing
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First Principles: Our Sacred Rights Are Written By the Hand of the Divinity
“The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for, among old parchments, or musty records. They are written, as with a sun beam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and … Continue reading
Never Ceasing
Based on a sermon this morning that is itself based on Lamentations 3:22-23: Never Ceasing by Michael Romani With faithfulness never ceasing My love of God is always increasing Feeling the fullness of God’s grace Hoping it’s reflected on my face … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Faithfulness, Flickr, Holy Living, Lamentations, Pentecost, Poetry, Redeemed, Service, Unceasing Prayer
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Thought For the Day: Don’t Wait For the Approval of All
“Be thou the first true merit to befriend, his praise is lost who stays till al commend.” – Alexander Pope
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Tagged Alexander Pope, Approval, Don't Wait, Poet, Thought For the Day, True Merit
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