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First Principles: There Is A Degree of Depravity In Mankind Which Requires A Certain Degree of Circumspection and Distrust
“There is a degree of depravity in mankind which requires a certain degree of circumspection and distrust.” – James Madison
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First Principles: Sometimes It Is Said That Man Cannot Be Trusted With Government of Himself. Can He, Then, Be Trusted With the Government of Others?
“Sometimes it is said that man can not be trusted with government of himself. Can he, then, be trusted with the government of others?” – Thomas Jefferson (1801)
Thought For the Day: Optimism Is A Very, Very Important Part of Leadership…People Don’t Like To Follow Pessimists
“What I’ve really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership…. People don’t like to follow pessimists.“ – Robert Iger, Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company
First Principles: We Must Take Human Nature As We Find It, Perfection Falls Not To the Share of Mortals
“We must take human nature as we find it, perfection falls not to the share of mortals.” – George Washington (1786)
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Thought For the Day: The Most Effective Way To Destroy A People Is To Deny and Obliterate Their Own Understanding of Their History
“The most effective way to destroy a people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” – George Orwell
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To Truly Win
To Truly Winby Michael DoyleWhat does it mean to truly winAnd in explaining this, where we do beginIt is the servant king who in humilityGives to each follower and person their dignityGoing back to the basics of the crossWe find … Continue reading
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Tagged A Very Fine Start, Actions, All Your Heart, Begin, Best Game Plan, Blessings, Dignity, Each Follower and Person, Each Person, Emulating Divinity, Explain, Fixation, Giving Love Away, His Ways, Holiness, Humility, In Our Days, It Stays, Jesus, Life's Loneliness, Live God's Will, Live Together, Living Love Humbly, Loss, Love God and Neighbor, Math, Miracle, My Friend, Not Matter How Much You Give, Obsessions, Only True Authority, Our Will Aside, Pays, Poetry and Poems, Possession, Practice, Respect, Rising Above, Selfish, Serene, Servant King, Servant leader, Serve Others, Serving One Another, Serving Where You Can, Set Apart, Sister or Brother, Surrender, Tender, The Basics of the Cross, The Church, The Winning Edge, Thinking of Others, To Truly Win, Ultimate, Understanding, Vidtory, Ways of God, Winning, Wisest Path
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Thought For the Day: Authority Without Wisdom Is Like A Heavy Axe Without An Edge, Fitter To Bruise Than Polish
“Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.” – Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672)
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Tagged Anne Bradstreet, Authority, Bruise, Edge, Fitter, Heavy Axe, Polish, Thought For the Day, Without Wisdom
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First Principles: Those…Who Will Be Elected Senators, Will Fix Themselves In the Federal Town, and Become Citizens of That Town More Than of Your State
“Those gentlemen, who will be elected senators, will fix themselves in the federal town, and become citizens of that town more than of your state.” – George Mason (1788)
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With Favor Upon Us All
With Favor Upon Us Allby Michael DoyleStanding together in our worshipGiving our reverence to His kingshipThe Lord above takes controlSecuring as He does our every roleSurrounding us with and in His presenceFilling our lives with His blessingsHis is the truth … Continue reading
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Tagged All Worldly Things, Bend, Blessings, Conquer, Control, Each of Us, Eternity, Faithful Embrace, Feel This Deep, Filling Our Lives, Given To Us, God's Love, Good and Right, Hearts Breaking, His Grace, His Path, His Presence, Kingship, Knees, Lift Our Voices, Melody, Moving Forward, Not Be Forsaken, On Us All, Our Lives, Our Worship, Peace, Poetry and Poems, Reverence, Role, Secure, Shaking, Sing, Song, Standing Together, Steady, Taken, The Lord, Very Best, We Bring, We Find Our Place, With Favor, Worship
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Thought For the Day: A Man’s Admiration For Absolute Government Is Proportionate To the Contempt He Feels For Those Around Him
“A man’s admiration for absolute government is proportionate to the contempt he feels for those around him.” – Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859)
