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Thought For the Day: The First Method For Estimating the Intelligence of A Ruler Is To Look At the Men He Has Around Him
“The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.” -Niccolo Machiavelli, political philosopher and author (3 May 1469-1527)
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With An Idea In View
With An Idea In Viewby Michael DoyleWith an idea in viewI wished for a dream come trueAnd hope replaced my heartacheThat came from my last mistakeTrying my best to figure it outTaking my best shot at what it’s aboutFinding it … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, August Moon, Band, Best Shot, Bloom, Brave, Call, Dance and Sway, Dancing, Dream, Fall For Me, Fallen Guard, Fan, Figure It Out, Graceful, Hard, Heart, Heartache, Hope, Hoping, Idea, Kisses Like Roses, Last Mistake, Magic, Man, Mean, Meet, Miine, Miss, Moonlight, Moonshine, Moping, Music, Nightfall, Often Do, One In A Million, One Look, Passion, Please, Poetry and Poems, Queen, Rhythm, Right, Shades, Simple, Sonata, Speak My Words, Street, Sweet, Talk Too Much, Tasteful, Tease, Time, True, Unforgettable, View, Watch, Wish
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First Principles: No Legislated Act, Therefore, Contrary to the Constitution, Can Be Valid
“[E]very act of a delegated authority, contrary to the tenor of the commission under which it is exercised, is void. No legislative act, therefore, contrary to the Constitution, can be valid. To deny this, would be to affirm, that the … Continue reading
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Tagged Act, Affirm, Alexander Hamilton, Authorize, Constitution, Delegated Authority, First Principles, Forbid, India, Politics, Religion, Valid, Virtue of Powers, Void
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Thought For the Day: Idleness, Like Kisses, To Be Sweet Must Be Stolen
“It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do. Wasting time is merely an occupation then, and a most exhausting one. … Continue reading
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Tagged Doing Nothing, Enjoy, Exhaust, Fun, Idle, Idleness, Impossible, Kisses, Nothing To Do, Occupation, Stolen, Sweet, Thought For the Day, Wasting Time, Work
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In This Love’s Connection
In This Love’s Connectionby Michael DoyleWhat’s it going to be likeThe moment that we touchWhen the electricity reveals usWill it be too muchWhen you think of meWill I feel it in my soulWe know that it’s supposed to beAs my … Continue reading
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Tagged Believe, Bow, Box, Calling, Connection, Constellations, Decision, Desire, Direction, Down To the Wire, Dreams, Electricity, Falling, Feel, Feeling, Fire, Free, Froever, Give, God, God's Power, Grace, Hand, Heart, Hide, Higher, Hour, Imagine, Inside, Less Than Clever, Life, Live, Long, Love, Love's Connection, Meant, Meet, Moment, Poem, Poetry, Poetry and Poems, Reach, Reveal, Rock, Roll, Shake, Shaking In My Boots, Soul, Strong, Supposed To Be, Surprised, Think, Touch, Truth
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First Principles: We Are, Heart and Soul, Friends To the Freedom of the Press. It Is However, the Prostituted Companion of Liberty
“We are, heart and soul, friends to the freedom of the press. It is however, the prostituted companion of liberty.” -Fisher Ames (1807)
Thought For the Day: What Sunshine Is To Flowers, Smiles Are To Humanity
“What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.” – Joseph Addison, essayist and poet (1 May 1672-1719)
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Worthy Of Our Praise
Worthy of Our Praiseby Michael DoyleAll of our best daysBegin by giving God praiseAs the blindest eyes seeThe blessings of the TrinityGiving our all is what we bringHere together as we singNot as moments of platitudeBut moved by righteous gratitudeTo … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Best Days, Bless, Blessings, Blind Eye, Bring, Choice, Darkness, Day, Done, God, God Alone, Gratitude, Keep, Light, Miracle, Moments, Move, Night, Our, Our All, Platitude, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Promises, Prove, Rainmaker, Reoognize, Righteous, Sing, Son, Together, Trinity, Voice, Weep, Words, Worship, Worthy
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First Principles: Would It Not Be Better To Simplify the System of Taxation Rather Than To Spread It Over Such A Variety of Subjects and Pass Through So Many New Hands
“Would it not be better to simplify the system of taxation rather than to spread it over such a variety of subjects and pass through so many new hands.” – Thomas Jefferson (1784)
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