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Thought For the Day: We Have Been Assured In the Sacred Writings That Except the Lord Build the House, They Labor In Vain That Build It
“God governs the affairs of man. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured in the Sacred Writings that except the … Continue reading
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Tagged Affairs of Man, Assured, Benjamin Franklin, Builders of Babel, God, Ground, House, Labor In Vain, Lord, Notice, Sacred Writings, Sparrow, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: It Cannot Be Emphasized Too Strongly…That This Great Nation Was Founded …By Christians…On the Gospel of Jesus Christ
“It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but Christians; not on religions, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ!” – Patrick Henry
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First Principles: There Exists In the Economy and Course of Nature, an Indissoluble Union Between Virtue and Happiness
“There exists in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness; between duty and advantage; between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy, and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity.” – … Continue reading
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Tagged Economy, Exist, First Principles, George Washington, Happiness, Nature, Union, Virtue
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Thought For the Day: Goodness Is the Only Investment That Never Fails
“Goodness is the only investment that never fails.” – Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
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Christmas Time Again
Christmas Time Againby Michael DoyleYou kiss the dog and pet the wifePlaying out scenes from its a wonderful lifeYou hang the lights and blame the seasonHolding out the mistletoe as if the reason For one more chance to seductively kissThe … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: There Are Only Two Kinds of People: Those Who Say To God, ‘Thy Will Be Done,’ and Those To Whom God Says, ‘All Right, Then, Have It Your Way’
“There are only two kinds of people: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom God says, ‘All right, then, have it your way.’” – C. S. Lewis (1898-1963)
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First Principles: History and Experience Prove That Foreign Influence Is One of the Most Baneful Foes of Republican Government
“Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, (I conjure you to believe me fellow citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful … Continue reading
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Tagged Awake, Belive, Citizens, Experience, First Principles, Foes, Foreign Influence, Free People, George Washington, History, Jealousy, Republican Government, Wiles
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First Principles: It Is of Great Importance To Set A Resolution, Not To Be Shaken, Never To Tell An Untruth
“It is of great importance to set a resolution, not to be shaken, never to tell an untruth. There is no vice so mean, so pitiful, so contemptible; and he who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it … Continue reading
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Tagged Believe, Contemptible, Disposition, Falsehood, First Principles, Heart, Importance, Lie, Resolution, Soul Shaken, Thomas Jefferson, Tongue, Untruth
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Thought For the Day: One of the Oldest Human Needs Is Having Someone Wonder Where You Are When You Don’t Come Home At Night
“One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don’t come home at night.” -Margaret Mead, anthropologist (16 Dec 1901-1978)
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In Great Expectation
In Great Expectationby Michael DoyleJoy is conceived in every seasonGod’s miracles rise without reasonGiving birth of great expectationWe must rejoice without exceptionMeant as an ask fully requestingWe want to know what we’re expectingThough at times it feels we’re driftingWe keep … Continue reading
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Tagged Ask, Birth, Drift, Exception, Expect, Explanation, Good, Great Expectation, Joy, Know, Miracles, Poetry and Poems, Reason, Revelation, Reverence, Season, Shift
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