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Thought For the Day: A Judge Has A Duty To Decide Cases Based Solely On the Law…Empathy Should Not Play A Role In A Judge’s Consideration of A Case
“A judge has a duty to decide cases based solely on the law … [T]o the extent that empathy is defined as one’s ability to share what another person is feeling from the other person’s point of reference, empathy should … Continue reading
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Tagged Ability, Another Person, Cases, Consideration, Decide, Define, Duty, Empathy, Feeling, Judge, Mike Lee, Point of Reference, Role, Share, Solely, The Law, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: One Single Object Will Merit the Endless Gratitude of the Society: That of Restraining the Judges From Usurping Legislation
“One single object … [will merit] the endless gratitude of the society: that of restraining the judges from usurping legislation.” – Thomas Jefferson (1825)
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Tagged Endless Gratitude, Judges, Legislation, Object, One, Restrain, Single, Society, Thomas Jefferson, Usurp
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First Principles: We Should Look Upon the Different Parts of Government With A Just and Impartial Eye
“In observations on this subject, we hear the legislature mentioned as the people’s representatives. The distinction, intimated by concealed implication, through probably, not avowed upon reflection, is, that the executive and judicial powers are not connected with the people by … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Beware of the Stories You Read Or Tell; Subtly, At Night, Beneath the Waters of Consciousness, They Are Altering Your World
“Beware of the stories you read or tell; subtly, at night, beneath the waters of consciousness, they are altering your world.” -Ben Okri, poet and novelist (b. 15 Mar 1959
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Tagged Alter, Ben Okri, Beneath, Beware, Consciousness, Night, Read, Stroies, Subtle, Tell, Thought For the Day, Waters, World
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Every Name Has Its Story
Every Name Has Its Storyby Michael DoyleEvery name has its storyIn each way, giving God gloryJesus is the first born priorityGiven to us as our authorityFirst place in everythingOur inspiration for which we singBeloved and holy, putting on our heartPutting … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Align, Beloved, Best Satisfaction, Care, Compassion, Every Name, Explanation, Father and Son, Feel, First Priority, Glory, God, Godly Ways, Habits, Heart, Holy, Hymn, Inheritance, Inspiration, Interaction, Jesus Saves, Joyful Pride, Living Holy, Poetry and Poems, Prayer, Recall, Representation, Reveal, Satisfaction, Serenity, Sing, Start, Step, Story, Surrender, Temperance, Will of God, Word of God
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First Principles: There Is Not A Man Living Who Wishes More Sincerely Than I DO, To See A Plan Adopted For the Abolition of Slavery
“There is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do, to see a plan adopted for the abolition of [slavery].” – George Washington (1786) When you hear the nonsense spouted by the 1619 Project or any of … Continue reading
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Tagged Abolition, Adopt, Do, First Principles, George Washington, Living, Man, Plan, Sincerely, Slavery, Wish
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Thought For the Day: The Ideals Which Have Lighted My Way, and Time After Time Have Given Me New Courage To face Life Cheerfully, Have Been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth
“The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth.” – Albert Einstein, physicist, Nobel laureate (14 Mar 1879-1955)
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Tagged Albert Einstein, Beauty, Cheerful, Courage, Ideals, Kindness, Life, Light, Thought For the Day, Time, Truth
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I’d Rather Be Ashes Than Dust
I’d Rather Be Ashes Than Dustby Michael DoyleI’d rather be ashes than dustI’d rather throw deep when I mustTaking the risks to succeedThis is the satisfaction of spiritual needFaithful in all that we doReady in capturing God in our viewUnafraid … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashes, Blessed Story, Capture, Change, Connection, Direction, Drumming, Dust, End Days, Faithful, Fight, Get Ready, God, Godly Ways, Gospel, Jesus, Legacy, Lord's Glory, Poetry and Poems, Preacher, Priority, Regardless, Rejection, Risk, Satisfaction, Secure, Spiritual Need, Spread, Standing Strong, Step By Step, Succeed, Throw Deep, Tomorrow, Unafraid, View
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First Principles: It Is the Duty of Parents To Maintain Their Children Decently, and According To Their Circumstances; To Protect Them According To the Dictates of Prudence
“It is the duty of parents to maintain their children decently, and according to their circumstances; to protect them according to the dictates of prudence; and to educate them according to the suggestions of a judicious and zealous regard for … Continue reading
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Tagged Accord, Children, Circumstances, Decent, Dictates of Prudence, Duty, Educate, First Principles, Happiness, James Wilson, Judicious, Maintain, Parents, Protect, Regard, Respectability, Suggestions, Usefulness, Zealous
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Thought For the Day: The Most Wonderful of All Things In Life, I Believe, Is the Discovery of Another Human Being With Whom One’s Relationship Has A Glowing Depth, Beauty, and Joy As the Years Increase
“The most wonderful of all things in life, I believe, is the discovery of another human being with whom one’s relationship has a glowing depth, beauty, and joy as the years increase. This inner progressiveness of love between two human … Continue reading
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Tagged Another, Beauty, Discovery, Divine Accident, Found, Glowing Depth, Hugh Wapole, Human Being, Joy, Life, Look, Love, Marvel, Passionate, Relationship, Thought For the Day, Two Human Beings, Wish, Wonderful, Years Increase
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