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Of War and Valor
Of War and Valorby Michael DoyleThe things of this world come in complexity.What some face causes others frayed anxiety.When we versify in earnest, we find the truth.It can be as frustrating as an elder as it was in youth.It was … Continue reading
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Tagged Anxiety, Brutality, Citizen Soldiers, Complexity, Confront, Counter-Oopinions, Desparate, Divided Nation, Duty, Earnest, Ends, Explanation, Fight, Friends, Frustrateion, Hike, Humanity, Idealism, Libht, Poetry and Poams, Sacrifice, See, Truth, Valor, War, World
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Thought For the Day: To Be Persuasive, We Must Be Believable; To Be Believable, We Must Credible; To Be Credible, We Must Be Truthful. It’s As Simple As That
“American traditions and the American ethic require us to be truthful, but the most important reason is that truth is the best propaganda and lies are the worst. To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must … Continue reading
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Tagged American Ethic, American Tradition, Belieable, Credible, Edward R. Murrow, Lies, Peersuasive, Simple, Thought For the Day, Truth, Truthful, Worsst
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First Principles: You Must First Enable the Government To Control the Governed; and In the Next Place, Oblige It To Control Itsel
“In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.” – … Continue reading
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Tagged Administered, Control, Difficulty, First Pinciples, Frame, Governened, Government, James Madison, Men Over Men, Oblige
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Father In A Modern World
Father In A Modern Worldby Michael DoyleBeing a father who is generationally removedLeaves very little feeling that life has improved. The world is spinning, and it feels blurredWhen I think of the changes that have occurred.I watch my daughters rooting … Continue reading
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Tagged Aspiration, Believe, Blur, Broken Nations, Career, Change, Choice, Cradle, Daugvhters, Father, Feelling, Generationally Removed, Improved, Life, Modern World, Occur, Poetry and Poems, Relationship, Spin, Struggle, Voice, World
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First Principles: Whoever Commands the Sea, Commands the Trade; Whoever Commands the Trade of the World Commands the Riches of the World
“Whoever commands the sea, commands the trade; whosoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world, and consequently the world itself.” – Walter Raleigh Let’s build these ships through manpower or robotics armed with AI and … Continue reading
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Tagged Comman, Consequence, First Principles, Riches of the World, Sea, The World, Trade, Trade of the World, Walter Raleigh
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Thought For the Day: ‘The Time Has Come, ‘ the Walrus Said, ‘To Talk of Many Things: of Shoes and Ships – and Sailing Wax – of Cabbages and Kings
‘The time has come,’ the walrus said, ‘to talk of many things: of shoes and ships – and sealing wax – of cabbages and kings.’ – Lewis Carroll
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Tagged Cabbages, Kings, Lewis Carroll, Sailing Wax, Ships, Shoe, Talk, The Time, The Walrus, Thought For the Day
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From High To Low
From High To Lowby Michael DoyleToo many people believe in the nicheAnd from there won’t budge an inch.Truth? It pays to know about everythingBecause then, you can choose what to bringTo the party of life’s extremes.From this, you can learn … Continue reading
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Tagged Ability, Absuidity, Accumulation, Beat, Believe, Born, Budge, Despite, Developed, Dreams, Extraordinary, Extremes, Fusion, High, History, Horn, Improvised, Inch, Jazz, Know, Legendary, Low, Miss, More, Music, Nation, Needed, Niche, Ordinary, Plain English, Poetry, Poetry and Poems, Reality, Richness, Sensibility, Skill Set, Spread, Street Urchin, Syncopated, Truth, Wise, Writing
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Thought For the Day: The Habit of Reading Is the Only Enjoyment In Which There Is No Alloy; It Lasts When All Other Pleasures Fade
“The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade.” – Anthony Trollope, novelist (24 Apr 1815-1882)
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Tagged Alloy, Anthony Trollope, Enjoyment, Habit, Last, Pleasure, Read, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: Governments Do Better Without Kings and Nobles Than With Them
“We are teaching the world the great truth that Governments do better without Kings & Nobles than with them. The merit will be doubled by the other lesson that Religion Flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of … Continue reading
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Tagged Aid of Government, Better, First Princiiples, Flourish, Government, James Madison, Kings, Merit, Nobles, Purit, Religion
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Loneliness Prevails
Loneliness Prevailsby Michael DoyleAcross the world exists a billion private hells.It is a place where loneliness prevails.The struggle is with interpersonal trust and vulnerability.Alienation pervasively crushes the human commnunity.Each of our hearts silently cries out for more.Hoping that those we … Continue reading
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Tagged Alienation, All Directions, Authentic Self, Close Proximity, Consistency, Corner, Doubt, End, Expensive Distractions, False Promises, Hazardous, Heart, Hold the Hand, Human Community, Imperfect Solution, Inner Struggle, Interpersonal Trust, Intimacy, Lack of Company, Learn and Know, Loneliness, Love, Loved, Mask, Missed, Poem, Poetry and Poems, Poignant, Positivity, Presence, Prevails, Private Hell, Quality, Quantity, Reach Out, Real Connection, Resolution, Shadow, Shared Context, Shown, Spent Time, The Struggle, To Do List, True Friend, True Heart, Truly Known, Unravel, Vulnerability, World, Yourself
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