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

First Principles: These Commandments That I Give You Today Are To Be On Your Hearts. Impress Them On Your Children

“These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.” – Deuteronomy 6:6

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Nuremberg I

Nuremberg Iby Michael DoyleSome would say that an unjust peace beats war.That is foolishness that leaves an unrequited score.It is far more righteous to fight legitimatelyWith the right intention and cause, with full authority.Sometimes after the dust-up, the results are … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: My Political Sentiments Inclined Toward the Left and Emphasized the Socialist Aspects Every Bit As Much As Nationalist Ones

“My political sentiments inclined toward the left and emphasized the socialist aspects every bit as much as nationalist ones.” – Adolph Eichmann It must be realized and understood that the Nazis were from the Left, not the right. National Socialist … Continue reading

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First Principles: It Is Not Our Duty To Leave Wealth To Our Children, But It Is Our Duty To Leave Liberty To Them

“Honor, justice, and humanity, call upon us to hold, and to transmit to our posterity, that liberty which we received from our ancestors. It is not our duty to leave wealth to our children, but it is our duty to … Continue reading

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The Difference of A Heavenly Father

The Difference of A Heavenly Fatherby Michael DoyleDeep within the holy inference,Meanings are held by deference.Throughout all of human history,Kings have added up to slavery.But not so, in our father’s kingdom.Our heavenly king rules through freedom.When the people forget and … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Literature Adds To Reality,…(I)t Enriches the Necessary Competencies That Daily Life Requires and Provides

“Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.” – C.S. Lewis

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First Principles: Nothing In This World Can Take the Place of Persistence. Persistence and Determination Alone Are Omnipotent

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated … Continue reading

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Belonging To the Father

Belonging To the Fatherby Michael DoyleThe scriptures are perhaps the most influentialWords ever written, and arguably the most beneficial.As its pages have shaped the best of humanity’s culture,It has been a book of controversy and of nurture.The Bible’s pages have … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Being A Christian Is Less About Cautiously Avoiding Sin Than About Courageously and Actively Doing God’s Will

“Being a Christian is less about cautiously avoiding sin than about courageously and actively doing God’s will.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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First Principles: My List of Virtues Contain’d At First But Twelve: But A Quaker Friend Kindly Informed Me That I Was Generally Thought Proud.. So I Added Humility

“My List of Virtues contain’d at first but twelve: But a Quaker Friend having kindly inform’d me that I was generally thought proud; that my Pride show’d itself frequently in Conversation; that I was not content with being in the … Continue reading

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