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Angelic Choirs Sing
Angelic Choirs Singby Michael DoyleThe angelic chorus became distortionEven mountains felt small in proportionStill the choir sang songs giving evil warningThat Jesus Christ was born that blessed morningJoy to the world came with this first NoelHere came the gifted blessing … Continue reading
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Tagged Beginning To End, Bleak Midwinter Day, Blessed Morning, Blessing, Death, Declared Authority, Distortion, End of Our Days, Eternity, Final Vidtory, First Noel, Grave, Holiness, Jesus Christ, Joy to the World, Keep Hope Alive, Light, Lord's Grace, Magnify, Mountain, Nation, Old-Fashioned Ways, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Preservation, Salvation, Sing, Sins, Tale, Tididings, Warning
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First Principles: It Must Be Agreed That Our Governments Have Much Less of Republicanism Than Ought To Have Been Expected
“If, then, the control of the people over the organs of their government be the measure of its republicanism, and I confess I know no other measure, it must be agreed that our governments have much less of republicanism than … Continue reading
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Tagged Agents, Confess, Control, Expected, First Principles, Government, Interests, Measure, Organs, Regular Control, Republicanism, Require, Rights, The People, Thomas Jefferson
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Thought For the Day: The State Represents Violence In A Concentrated and Organized Form
“The state represents violence in a concentrated and organized form. The individual has a soul, but as the state is a soulless machine, it can never be weaned from violence to which it owes its very existence.” – Mahatma Mohandas … Continue reading
Kalavale
Kalavaleby Michael Doyle In a Finnish woodWhere life is understoodTo be a magical thingThere were songs to singAnd laughter filled the airThe night washed away careAs we looked on the beautyThere amidst the trees A different music filled the airWith … Continue reading
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Tagged Arttist, Beat, Beauty, Care, Celebration, Colors, Dance, Dreams, Fascination, Finland, Finnish, Finnish Folk Art, Fire, Inspire, Kalavale, Laughter, Magical, Mead, Music, Night, Paint, Poetry and Poems, Pop, Romance, Satisfied, Sigh, Smoke, Songs, Stem van Helsinki, Strangers, Trance, Trees, Understood, Why, Wood
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Thought For the Day: The Question Is Whether Or Not You Choose To Disturb the World Around You, Or If you Choose To Let It Go On As If You Had Never Arrived
“The question is whether or not you choose to disturb the world around you, or if you choose to let it go on as if you had never arrived.” – Ann Patchett, writer (b. 2 Dec 1963)
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Tagged Ann Patchett, Choose, Disturb, Let It Go On, Never Arrived, Question, Thought For the Day, Whether, World
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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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Tagged Effective, Elections, Elon Musk, Even-Handed, Fail, Interfered, Know, Long Time, Long-Time Users, Obvious, Reality, Thought For the Day, Transparent, Trust and Safety, Twitter, Twitter 2.0
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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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Tagged First Principles, George Washington, One, Pursue, Seek Truth, Steadily, Straight Course, There
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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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Tagged Ashame, Badly Governed, Confucius, Country, Poverty, Thought For the Day, Wealth, Well Governed
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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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Tagged All Mankind, Equal, Exact, First Principles, Justice, Persuasion, Poltiical, Religious, Thomas Jefferson
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