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Community Thrived
Community Thrived by Michael DoyleA new day awaits the exploring soul.It decides where and when to go.Learning things as it openly dreams,All its world bursting at the seams.Becoming brave, it becomes itself,Either through life or books on the shelf.From this … Continue reading
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Tagged Accept, Books, Brve, Community, Dream, Exploring Soul, God, Integrity, Learn, Life, New Day, Oopportunity, Poetry and Poems, Prosperity, Seams, Thrive, Understood, World
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Thought For the Day: A Great Civilization Is Not Conquered From Without, Until It Has Destroyed Itself From Within
“A great civilization is not conquered from without, until it has destroyed itself from within. The essential causes of Rome’s decline lay in her people, her morals, her class struggle, her failing trade, her bureaucratic despotism, her stifling taxes, her … Continue reading
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Tagged Class Struggle, Conquer, Decline, Despotism, Destroy, Failing Trade, Great Civiliization, Morals, People, Rome, Taxes, Thought For the Day, War, Will Durant, Within, Without
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First Principles: National Defense Is One of the Cardinal Duties of A Statesman
“National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman.” – John Adams (1815)
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Tagged Cardinal Duty, First Principles, John Adams, National Defense, Statesmn
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First Principles: Let There Be No Change By Usurpation; For Though This, In One Instance, May Be the Instrument of the Good, It Is the Customary Weapon By Which Free Governments Are Destroyed
“If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way which the Constitution designates. But let there be no change … Continue reading
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Tagged Change, Destruction, First Principles, Free Government, George Wshington, Good, Instrument, One Instance, Usurpation, Weapon
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Thought For the Day: More, and More, Journalism Seems To Have Hopped Out of Truth’s Pocket and Crept Into Another
“More and more, journalism seems to have hopped out of Truth’s pocket and crept into another.” – Henry Rollins
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Tagged Crept, Henry Rollins, Hop, Journalism, Pocket, Thought For the Day, Truth
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Shift of Perspective
Shift of Perspectiveby Michael DoyleMy joy is hard to keep hid,All that is, my savior did.Jesus walked among us, His Father’s son.The three-in-one is the one-and-done.Walking head-on in the name of humanity,We escape the chains of empty vanity.Lifting our faces … Continue reading
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Tagged Accident, Bible, Christianity, Conscience, Faith, God, Humanity, Jesus, Joy, Poetry and Poems, Savior, Scince, Shift Perspective, Sorrow, Tomb, Tomorrow, Vanity
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First Principles: Only A Virtuous People Are Capable of Freedom. As Nations Become Corrupt and Vicious, They Have More Need of Masters
“Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.” – Benjamin Franklin
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Tagged Benjamin Franklin, Capable, Corruption, First Principles, Freedom, Masters, Naton, Need, Virtuous People, Visious
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Thought For the Day: Tolerance is the Last Virtue of A Depraved Society. When You Have an Immoral Society…There Is One Last Virtue They Insist Upon: Tolerance For Their Immorality
“Tolerance is the last virtue of a depraved society. When you have an immoral society that has blatantly, proudly, violated all of the commandments of God, there is one last virtue they insist upon: tolerance for their immorality.” – D. … Continue reading
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Tagged . James Kennedy, Commandments, Depraved Society, God, Immoral Society, Last Virtue, Thought For the Day, Tolerance, Virtue
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Season of the Lamb
Season of the Lambby Michael DoyleSatan has lost his position to win,With Christ, I no longer pursue sin.Once, I walked this world in harshness.But with God’s love, I walked from darkness.Instead, let me walk by daylight.At last, I am getting … Continue reading
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Tagged Chains, Christ, Darkness, Dayight, Faith, Flame of Love, Gain, God's Love, Harshness, Lamb, Life, Lion, Loss, Poetry and Poems, Position, Satan, Season, Sin, The Cross, The World, Vain, Walk, Win
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