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Thought For the Day: To the Complaint, “There Are No People In These Photographs,”, I Respond, “There Are Always Two People: the Photographer and the Viewer”
“To the complaint, ‘There are no people in these photographs,’ I respond, ‘There are always two people: the photographer and the viewer.’” – Ansel Adams, photographer (20 Feb 1902-1984)
First Principles: If the Public Are Bound To Yield Obedience To Laws To Which They Cannot Give Their Approbation, They Are Slaves To Those Who Make Such Laws and Enforce Them
“[I]f the public are bound to yield obedience to laws to which they cannot give their approbation, they are slaves to those who make such laws and enforce them.” – Candidus (1772)
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Tagged Anti-Federalist Papers, Approbation, Bound, Candidus, Cannot, Enforce, First Principles, Laws, Obedience, Public, Samuel Adams, Slaves, To Those, Yield
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Break the Bias
Today March 8, 2022, is the the International Day of Women. This year there is a special emphasis on breaking the bias in gender inequality. I think that while there might be some factors involved in this day that might … Continue reading
First Principles: One Unerring Mark of the Love of Truth Is Not Entertaining Any Proposition With Greater Assurance Than the Proofs It Is Built Upon Will Warrant
“One unerring mark of the love of truth is not entertaining any proposition with greater assurance than the proofs it is built upon will warrant.” – John Locke, philosopher (1632-1704
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Tagged Assurance, Built, Entertaining, First Principles, John Locke, Love of Truth, Proofs, Proposition, Unerring Mark, Warrant
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Thought For the Day: You Know Your Brain Is Broken When You Think Foreign Oil Is Better For the Environment Than American Oil
“You know your brain is broken when you think foreign oil is better for the environment than American oil.” – Congressman Dan Crenshaw
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Tagged American Oil, Better, Brain, Broken, Congressman Dan Crenshaw, Enivornment, Foreign Oil, Know, Think, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: If History Teaches Anything, It Teaches Self-Delusion In the Face of Unpleasant Facts Is Folly
“If history teaches anything, it teaches self-delusion in the face of unpleasant facts is folly.” – President Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)
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Tagged Anything, Face, Facts, Folly, History, Self-Delusion, Teach, Thought For the Day, Unpleasant
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First Principles: The Powers of Congress Must Be Defined, But Their Means Must Be Adequate To the Purposes of Their Constitution
“The powers of congress must be defined, but their means must be adequate to the purposes of their constitution. It is possible there may be abuses and misapplications; still, it is better to hazard something than to hazard at all.” … Continue reading
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Tagged Abuses, Adequate, Constitution, Define, First Principles, Hazard, Means, Misapplication, Oliver Ellsworth, Possible, Powers of Congress, Purposes
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Planting Churches
Planting Churchesby Michael DoyleAs we look around on these troubled daysWe’re living through chaosIn a million different waysWe’re wishing for the innocenceWe once knew in times beforeWhen godly people lived as in in His presenceNow it seems life moves in … Continue reading
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Tagged Answers, Anxious Eyes, Before, Chaos, Church, Concerns, Conversion, End, Faith, Faith of A Mustard Seed, Forget, Fulfilled, Generation, God's Plan, Godly People, Great Comission, Heart, Ill Omen, Innocence, Lend, Minister, Plant, Planting Churches, Poetry and Poems, Presence, Puzzle, Questions, Reconnection, Revitalize, Silent Prayer, Souls, Surive, Times Before, Trials, Troubled Days, Ways, Whole, Wish, Wonder, Wrong Direction
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First Principles: Clothe Yourselves With Tenderhearted Mercy, Kindness, Humility, Gentleness, and Patience
“Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so … Continue reading
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Tagged Chose, Clothe, Colossians 3:12, First Principles, Gentleness, God, Holy People, Humility, Kindness, Love, Mercy, Patience, Tenderhearted, You
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