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First Principles: Men Are Qualified For Civil Liberty In Exact Proportion To Their Disposition To Put Moral Chains Upon Their Own Appetites
“Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites…in proportion as they are more disposed to listen to the counsels of the wise and good, in preference to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Appetite, Civil Liberty, Counsel, Disposition, Edmund Burke, First Principles, Flateery, Knaves, Mankind, Moral Chains, Wise and Good
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From the Silence Remembered
From the Silence Rememberedby Michael DoyleFrom the waiting silence comes the memoryOf a time when Iran was full of majesty.This storied land grasps for freedom,Not wishing to be a kingdom or a theocracy. This time whispers the quietly reverent,This time, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1979, Authority, Beast, Civilization, Coercion, Conflict, Credibility, Crown Prince, Different, Economic Relief, End, Expression, Figurehea, Force, Freeom, Historic Dignity, Hope, Iran, Islamic Republic, Kngdom, Memory, Nation, Opposition, Peace, Persia, Poetry and Poems, Position, Religion, Religious Extortion, Remembered, Repression, Reverent, Rise, Silence, Storied Land, Supreme Leaders, The People, Thecocracy, This tm, Tyranny, Unnatural Politics, Waiting Silence, Whisper
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Thought For the Day: Life Is An Echo. What You Send Out Comes Back. What You Sow, You Reap. What You Give, You Get. What You See In Others, Exists In You
“Life is an echo. What you send out comes back. What you sow, you reap. What you give, you get. What you see in others, exists in you.” – Zig Ziglar
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First Principles: The Extravagant Expenditure of Public Money Is An Evil Not To Be Measured By the Value of That Money To the People Who Are Taxed For It
“The extravagant expenditure of public money is an evil not to be measured by the value of that money to the people who are taxed for it.” – Chester A. Arthur
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Tagged Chester A. Arthur, Evil, Expendture, Extravagant, Measure, Money, People, Public Money, Taxation, Value
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The Sum of My Confession
The Sum of My Confessionby Michael DoyleI know my LordKeeps moving me forward.He’s the God of second chances,Be it moments of action,Or failed romances.He pushes me past dissatisfaction.Daring me a little further down the road,Past the limits that I’ve been … Continue reading
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Tagged Alone, Better Angels, Calling, Confession, Confidence Game, Disitance, Disrepair, Dissatisfaction, Dreams, Driven, Failed Romance, Falliing, Forward, God, Going On, Home, Life, Limit, Love, mental-health, Moments of Action, My Lord, Poetry and Poems, Push, Real Love, Refuse, Roa, Second Chances, Second Guessinig, Sum, Sum of My Confession, Sunshine, The Son, Writing
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Thought For the Day: In the Sciences, the Authority of Thousands of Opinions Is Not Worth As Much As One Tiny Spark of Reason In An Individual Man
“In the sciences, the authority of thousands of opinions is not worth as much as one tiny spark of reason in an individual man.” – Galileo Galilei
First Principles: Next To the Right of Liberty, the Right of Property Is the Most Important Individual Right Guaranteed By the Constitution
“Next to the right of liberty, the right of property is the most important individual right guaranteed by the Constitution and the one which, united with that of personal liberty, has contributed more to the growth of civilization than any … Continue reading
When I Walk Faithfully
When I Walk Faithfullyby Michael DoyleLooking out on my left behind,I’ll never change my mind.I am not mistaken,And my faith will never be shaken.My God has been good to me.So, I give my best faithfully.He has helped me change my … Continue reading
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Tagged Best, Capable, Change, Change My Ways, Days, Faith, Faithful, God, Goo, Good, Hert, Left Behind, Loe, Me, Minid, Mistaken, Path, Poetry and Poems, Shaken, Sublime, Time, Truth, Understood, Walk
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Thought For the Day: The First Amendment Says Keep Government Out of Religion. It Doesn’t Say Keep Religion Out of Government
“The First Amendment says keep government out of religion. It doesn’t say keep religion out of government.” – Rand Paul
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Tagged First Amendment, Government, Rand Paul, Religion, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: A Government For the People Must Depend For Its Success On the Intelligence, the Morality, the Justice, and the Interest of the People Themselves
“A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves.” – Grover Cleveland
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Tagged Dependence, First Principles, For the People, Government, Grover Cleveland, Intelligence, Interest, Justice, Morality, Success, The People
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