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First Principles: Without Freedom of Thought There Can Be No Such Thing As Wisdom; and No Such Thing As Public Liberty, Without Freedom of Speech
“Without Freedom of Thought there can be no such thing as Wisdom; and no such thing as Public Liberty, without Freedom of Speech.” – Benjamin Franklin (1722)
Thought For the Day: The Obvious Reality, As Long-Time Users Know, Is That Twitter Has Failed In Trust and Safety For A Very Long Time and Has Interfered In Elections
“The obvious reality, as long-time users know, is that Twitter has failed in trust & safety for a very long time and has interfered in elections. Twitter 2.0 will be far more effective, transparent and even-handed.” – Elon Musk
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First Principles: There Is But One Straight Course, and That Is To Seek Truth and Pursue It Steadily
“There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily.” – George Washington (1795)
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Thought For the Day: In A Country Well Governed, Poverty Is Something To Be Ashamed of. In A Country Badly Governed, Wealth Is Something To Be Ashamed Of
“In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.” – Confucius
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First Principles: Equal and Exact Justice To All Men, of Whatever Persuasion, Religious or Political
“Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever persuasion, religious or political.” —Thomas Jefferson (1801)
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First Principles: Religion and Virtue Are the Only Foundations, Not of Republicanism and of All Free Government, but of Social Felicity Under All Government
“[R]eligion and virtue are the only foundations, not of republicanism and of all free government, but of social felicity under all government and in all the combinations of human society.” – John Adams (1811)
Thought For the Day: When Money Speaks, the Truth Keeps Silent
“When money speaks, the truth keeps silent.” – Russian proverb
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Thought For the Day: To Be Ignorant of What Occurred Before You Were Born Is To Remain Always A Child
“To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?” – … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestors, Born, Child, Human Life, Ignorant, Life, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Occurred, Records of History, Thought For the Day, Worth, Woven
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First Principles: The Right of the Citizens To Keep and Bear Arms Has Justly Been Considered, As the Palladium of the Liberties of A Republic
“The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a republic; since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpation and arbitrary power of rulers; and will … Continue reading
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Tagged Arbitrary Power, Citizens, Consider, First Principles, Joseph Story, Keep and Bear Arms, Liberties, Moral Check, Palladium, Republic, Resist, Right, Rulers, Successful, The People, Triumph, Usurption
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Burning Down Our Idols
Burning Down Our Idolsby Michael DoyleIn our desire for deepening connectionEach of us worships in our own directionFixated with our paths of our obsessionThe things we dwell on take their possessionThere is the compromise of our aspirationWhich becomes the conformity … Continue reading
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Tagged Admiration, Aspiration, Burning Down, Compromise, Confromity, Connection, Cultivation, Dedication, Direction, False Theolgoy, Ideology, Idols, Obsession, Poetry and Poems, Possession, Significance, Worship
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