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First Principles: The Time Is Fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God Is At Hand: Repent Ye, and Believe the Gospel
“And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.” – Mark 1:5 (KJV)
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Tagged Believe, First Principles, Fulfilled, Gospel, Kingdom of God, Mark1:5(KJV), Repent, Time
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First Principles: 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
“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 … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: When One Person Is Missing the Whole World Seems Empty
“When one person is missing the whole world seems empty.” – Pat Schweibert, Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss
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Tagged Empty, Missing, One, Pat Schweibert, Person, Thought For the Day, Whole World
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First Principles: In Disquisitions of Every Kind There Are Certain Primary Truths, Or First Principles, Upon Which All Subsequent Reasoning Must Depend
“In disquisitions of every kind there are certain primary truths, or first principles, upon which all subsequent reasoning must depend.” – Alexander Hamilton, in Federalist No. 31 (1788)
Thought For the Day: Not What We Experience, But How We Perceive What We Experience, Determines Our Fate
“Not what we experience, but how we perceive what we experience, determines our fate.” – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
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Tagged Determine, Expereience, Fate, Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Perceive, Thought For the Day
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Moments Like John Muir
Moments Like John Muirby Michael DoyleSometimes, the city’s too many facesIt makes me dream of faraway placesWhere my heart can fade into the nightTraces of beauty replace blinding lightTimes in the wilderness are best for meSometimes, it’s a matter of … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, Best Moments, Blinding Light, Body and Soul, Bouquet, Build, City, Clarity, Cool Streams, Country, Dirt Paths, Doorway, Dream, Face, Faraway Places, Forest, Glens, Good, Good Tidings, Heal, Heart, Hidden Country, Jagged Edge, John Muir, Moments, Mountain Peaks, Mountains, Necessity, Night, Passing Days, Peace, Pines, Play, Poetry and Poems, Pray, Restore, Return, Sanctuary, Scent, Seek, Shaken, Sincerity, Stay, Strife, Stroll, Times, Trace, Unmistaken, Wilderness, Wildflowers, Wilds, Woods
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First Principles: Republics Are Created By the Virtue, Public Spirit, and Intelligence of the Citizens. They Fail, When the Wise Are Banished From the Public Councils
“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
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Tagged Banished, Citizens, Fail, First Principles, Intelligence, Joseph Story, Public Councils, Public Spirit, Republics, Virtue, Wise
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Thought For the Day: There Is No Greatness Where There Is Not Simplicity, Goodness, and Truth
“There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth”. – Leo Tolstoy, novelist and philosopher (9 Sep 1828-1910)
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Tagged Goodness, Greatness, Leo Tolstoy, Simplicity, Thought For the Day, Truth
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 