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First Principles: The Essence of Government Is Power; and Power, Lodged As It Must Be In Human Hands, Will Ever Be Liable To Abuse
“The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.” – James Madison (1829)
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Tagged Abuse, Essence, First Principles, Government, Human Hands, James Madison, Power
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Into A Pirate’s Tomorrow
Into A Pirate’s Tomorrowby Michael DoyleIt’s a rough pirate’s world out thereWhen words spoken spill into loose fearMobs, it seems, are as easily turnedAs pirate shanty towns are easily burnedJust as melancholy on the azure wavesAre the boarding plans that … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Allow, Allure, Azure Waves, Battle, Boarding Plans, Burn, Consternation, Desire, Fade, Fantasy, Fear, Fire, First Thrust, Forgot, Grave, Half-Broken, Heart, History, Improvisation, Into, Melancholy, Mobs, Pirate, Pirate King, Pirate's Lot, Pirates, Pistol, Plans Made, Plunder, Poetry and Poems, Power, Ragtag World, Shanty Towns, Tattle, Timeless Hour, Tomorrow, Travel, Treasure, Turn, Understood, Winced, Wonder, Words, World, Zig and Zag
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Thought For the Day: Remember, We All Stumble, Every One of Us. That’s Why It’s A Comfort To Go Hand In Hand
“Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand.” – Emily Kimbrough, author and broadcaster (23 Oct 1899-1989)
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Tagged All, Comfort, Emily Kimbrough, Every One, Hand In Hand, Remember, Stumble, Thought For the Day, Why
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First Principles: We Are What We Repeatedly Do. Excellence, Then, Is Not An Act, But A Habit
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle
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Tagged Act, Aristotle, Exceelence, First Principles, Habit, Repeat, We
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Thought For the Day: It’s Like, At the End, There’s This Surprise Quiz: Am I Proud of Me? I Gave My Life To Become the Person I Am Right Now. Was It Worth What I Paid?
“It’s like, at the end, there’s this surprise quiz: Am I proud of me? I gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth what I paid?” – Richard Bach, writer (b. 23 Jun 1936)”
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Tagged At the End, Life, Me, Paid, Person, Proud, Richard Bach, Right Now, Surprise Quiz, Thought For the Day, Worth
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First Principles: Never Suppose In Any Possible Situation, Or Under Any Circumstances, It Is Best For You To Do A Dishonorable Thing
“Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains rather than do an immoral act. And never suppose that in any possible situation, or under any circumstances, it is best for you … Continue reading
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Tagged Appear, Circumstance, Dishonorable, Earth, Fame, First Principles, Immoral Act, Money, Science, Situation, Slight, Suppose, Thomas Jefferson
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Thought For the Day: Our Nation Is Being Led Astray By Ungodly Judges, Mayors, and Governors, Who Are Given To Change, Defying the Constitution
“Our nation is being led astray by ungodly judges, mayors and governors, who are given to change, defying the Constitution and substituting their own wicked agendas.” – David Wilkerson
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Tagged Astray, Change, Constitution, David Wilkerson, Governors, Judges, Mayors, Our Nation, Thought For the Day, Ungodly, Wicked Agendas
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First Principles: Blessed Is the Nation Whose God Is the Lord; and the People Whom He Hath Chosen For His Own Inheritance
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.” – Psalms 33:12
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Tagged Blessed, Chosen, First Principles, God, Inheritance, Lord, Nation, Psalms 33: 12 (NIV), The People
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