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Writer, poet, musician, surfer, father of two princesses.

First Principles: Without Justice Being Freely, Fully, and Impartially Administered, Neither Our Persons, Nor Our Rights, Nor Our Property, Can Be Protected

“Without justice being freely, fully, and impartially administered, neither our persons, nor our rights, nor our property, can be protected. And if these, or either of them, are regulated by no certain laws, and are subject to no certain principles, … Continue reading

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First Principles: The Foundation of National Morality Must Be Laid In Private Families

“The foundation of national morality must be laid in private families.” – John Adams (1778)

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Thought For the Day: No One Has Ever Become Poor By Giving

“No one has ever become poor by giving.” -Anne Frank, Holocaust diarist (12 Jun 1929-1945)

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Across Life’s Breeze

Across Life’s Breezeby Michael DoyleIt takes a fightTo find the victoryIt takes the lightTo build historyOur hands liftedUpward and highBelief unshiftedOur eyes are toward the skyFrom the crossTo the empty tombVictory from seeming lossBegan in Mary’s wombUndefeated in every hourHoliness … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: The US Constitution Is the Strongest Guarantor of Freedoms In History

“TRUTH. 1. God is real. 2. There are two genders. 3. Human flourishing requires fossil fuels. 4. Reverse racism is racism. 5. An open border is no border. 6. Parents determine the education of their children. 7. The nuclear family … Continue reading

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First Principles: To Render Us Again One People Acting As One Nation Should Be the Object of Every Man Really A Patriot

“To render us again one people acting as one nation should be the object of every man really a patriot.” – Thomas Jefferson (1801)

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Selective Slackerism

Selective Slackerismby Michael DoyleWhen every word that has been written and readAnd when every loss has been found in things saidIt comes down to something less than intellectualBetween the discipline and the passing ineffectualWins and losses are shared within life’s … Continue reading

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Thought for the Day: Like A City Whose Walls Are Broken Down Is A Man Who Lacks Self-Control

“Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.” – Proverbs 25:28 (New International Version)

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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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Mammoth Cave National Park

Mammoth Cave National Parkby Michael DoyleInto the mouth, we stand and peerSacred sandstone cap and biosphereFrom the Frozen Niagara to Fat Man’s MiseryMy family comes to observe your mysteryBatwings fly above the and blind shrimp belowThe endless dark is something … Continue reading

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