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First Principles: There Is No Good Government But That Which is Republican
“There is no good government but what is republican. That the only valuable part of the British constitution is so; for the true idea of a republic is “an empire of laws, and not of men.” That, as a republic … Continue reading
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Fool’s Errand
Arguing with those we love is maybe sometimes natural. But, it’s a fool’s errand. There can be very little good in having to be right just to make the person you love somehow wrong. Especially in the modern age, … Continue reading
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First Principles: The Very Definition of Tyranny Is When All Powers Are Gathered Under One Place
“The very definition of tyranny is when all powers are gathered under one place.” – James Madison in The Federalist No. 47
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Thought For the Day: The Highest Manifestation of Life Consists In A Being Governing Its Own Actions
“The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing.” – Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
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De Bussy Opening
In a review of what brought about the changes of 20th Century art music, leads to at least one conclusion. It was Beethoven and then De Bussy to blame…. 😉 De Bussy Opening by Michael Doyle Music like all of … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: You Don’t Need To Attend Every Argument You Are Invited To
“You don’t need to attend every argument you are invited to.” – Anonymous
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First Principles: Wish Not As Much To Live Long As To Live Well
“Wish not as much to live long as to live well.” – Benjamin Franklin, in Poor Richards Almanack (1746)
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On An Ancient Pathway
Today is the last day of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo 2020! 30 days of poetry. Congratulations to my traveling companions through this journey who stuck with all of this. They tell me it’s really something to write 30 days of poems. I … Continue reading
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