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Perfectly Bright, Exceptionally Right
Perfectly Bright, Exceptionally Rightby Michael DoyleLike a magic spark in the nightYour fire burned perfectly brightShining deep into my aching soulOne touch and I simply lost controlThere is sweetness on your lipsStaring into my eyes, hands on hipsFitting together so … Continue reading
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Tagged Aching Soul, All of the Love, Beyond My Words, Burned, Combination, Dancing, Deepest Fascination, Every Day, Every Moment, Everything Alright, Exceptionally Right, Fitting Together, Hands on Hips, Happy Measure, Hold You Closer, I Want To Hear, Intentional Connection, Into, Into My Ear, Into My Eyes, Lock, Lost Control, Lovingly Spend, Magic Spark, Meant To Be, Morning's Light, My Direction, Night, One Touch, Perfectly Bright, Pleasure, Poetry and Poems, Possibly Feel, Shining Deep, Souls Revealed, Sweetness, The Last Thing, Tight, Touch, Transcend, Want and Need you, Well Fitting, Whispering, Wonderfully, You and Me, Your Fire, Your Hands, Your Lips, Your Love, Your Voice
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Thought For the Day: Either You Think – Or Else Others Have To Think For You and Take Power From You, Pervert and Discipline Your Natural Tastes, Civilize and Sterilize You
“Either you think — or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize and sterilize you.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940)
First Principles: The Present Constitution Is the Standard To Which We Are To Cling. Under Its Banners, Bona Fide Must We Combat Our Political Foes
“The present Constitution is the standard to which we are to cling. Under its banners, bona fide must we combat our political foes.” – Alexander Hamilton (1802)
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Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Banners, Bona Fide, Cling, Combat, Constitution, First Principles, Political Foes, Present, Standard
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Thought For the Day: Democracies Have Ever Been Spectacles of Turbulence and Contention…In General,…As Short In Their Lives As They Have Been Violent In Their Deaths
“Democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security, or the rights of property; and have, in general, been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths.” … Continue reading
First Principles: A Republic, If You Can Keep It.
“A republic, if you can keep it.” – Benjamin Franklin After the Biden Administration has repetitively stressed calling the American way of life over and over again, it seems there is no better time to remind those misinformed to read … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Franklin, Biden Administration, Chaos, Constitutional Convention, Constitutional Representative Republic, Democracy, First Principles, James Madison, Keep It, Notes From the Constitutional Convention, Referendum, Republic, Self-Destructive, The Federalist Papers
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Lies For Truth
Lies For Truthby Michael DoyleThere’s a lot of people mistakingThe Devil’s lies for the truthIt’s an easy road to heartbreakEspecially, in our bolder youthChasing at golden bits of hilarityWith blinders on as we strain to seeSeeking after just a little … Continue reading
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Tagged All We Cannot Eat, At Our Hands, Blinders On, Bold, Buffet, Clarity, Door, Doubt, Easy Road, Fill, For the Truth, From Things, Golden Bits, Heart, Heartbreak, Hilarity, Hope Rest, Humanity, Jaded Temptation, Lies For Truth, Life, Lost, Lot of Peopole, Mental War, Mistake, Never Fully Understand, Offer, Open, Paid In Full, Passages, Passions Burn, Poetry and Poems, Proffer, Puzzle, Realize, Redemption, Sincerity, Star-Gazing, Strain to See, Struggle, The Devil's Lies, The Wages of Sin, Work Out, Youth
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Thought For the Day: Pray That Fairness, Honesty and Civility Will Crowd Out Division and That Integrity Will Take the Place of Self-Aggrandizing Posturing
“Pray that fairness, honesty, and civility will crowd out division and that integrity will take the place of self-aggrandizing posturing. Pray for an educated citizenry to hold our representatives accountable. ” – Nate Jackson
First Principles: America’s Founding Principles Are True Not Because Any Generation – Including Our Own – Has Lived Them Perfectly, But Because They Are Based Upon the Eternal Truths of the Human Condition
“America’s founding principles are true not because any generation — including our own — has lived them perfectly, but because they are based upon the eternal truths of the human condition. They are rooted in our capacity for evil and … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Capacity, Created In the Image of God, Dignity, Equality, Eternal Truths, Every Man Woman and Child, Evil, First Principles, Founding Principles, Generation, Glory, Human Condition, Longing For Truth, Love of Freedom, Need For Order, Potential, Power For Good, Rooted, Striving For Justice, The 1776 Project, The Worth, True
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With You As My Dream
With You As My Dreamby Michael DoyleOnce upon a time, there was a dreamAnd she shared her dreams with meTold me I was her king if she was my queenSeemed about right, my walking fantasyLike a fairy tale told in … Continue reading
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Tagged As My Dream, Beautiful, Believing, Bell, Cast My Penny, Cause Behind, Chime, Detail, Dreams, Every Moment Shared, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Heart Knows, Holding You Tight, Hope, King, Late Night, Lifetime, Me and You, Moments, More Than All, My Prayer, Once Upon A Time, Playful, Poetry and Poems, Queen, Real, Remembering Every Word, Ringing, Said, Shadows, Some Dreams Do Come True, Sunshine, Thoughts In My Head, Three Words, Us Two, Wake Up, Walking Fantasy, Wanting, Whispering Into My Pillow, Wishing Well, Wistful, With You
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Thought For the Day: They Had No Further Use For Us and Banished Us To the Corner of A Parking Garage. We Feel Incredibly Betrayed
“Yesterday dozens of senators and congressmen walked down our lines taking photos, shaking our hands, and thanking us for our service. Within 24 hours, they had no further use for us and banished us to the corner of a parking … Continue reading
