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Lessons Learned As To Revenge
Living well is the best revenge taken. Forgiveness over anger. Love instead of indifference, pain or extreme dislike. Lessons Learned As To Revenge by Michael Romani Revenge is our undoing A debt that keeps accruing When really best left alone … Continue reading
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First Principles: A Fondness For Power Is Implanted, In Most Men, and It Is Natural To Abuse It
“A fondness for power is implanted, in most men, and it is natural to abuse it, when acquired.” – Alexander Hamilton (The Farmer Refuted, 1775) Read the full originating source here: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0057
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Tagged Abuse, Acquire, Alexander Hamilton, First Principles, Fondness, Implant, Mankind, Most, Natural, Power, The Farmer Refuted
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Thought For the Day: Preach the Gospel Always; When Necessary Use Words
“Preach the Gospel always; when necessary use words” – St Francis Assisi
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Tagged Gospel, Necessary, Preach, St Francis Assisi, Thought For the Day, Words
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What Does It Look Like?
Some try to push Christians out of the public square. That won’t be done. What Does It Look Like? by Michael Romani What does it look in this crumbled society To find that Christians have imputed notoriety Confronted by a … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham, Act, Best, Bow Down, Brink, Carnage, Christian, Cringe, Crown, Crumble, Daniel, Dedication, Deeds, Defile, Dependence, Divinity, Do, Drawing the Line, Empire, Error, Faith, Fire, Focus, God, God's Family, Goodness, Gospel, Guide, Hammer, Homily, Imperfect, Inspire, Issac, Jacob, Kingdom, Living God, Norm, Notoriety, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Praise, Pray, Principle, Public Square, Raise, Re-Education, Reconcile, Refuse, Reign, Roots, Say, Separated, Service, Show, Society, Stammer, Talk, Teach, Terror, Think, Tides, Truth, Walk, Will, World
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Leaped To Conclusions
February 29, 2020. This day shall live in my personal history as a day like no other. Leaped To Conclusions by Michael Romani Today is a day unlike any other day So many changes have blown my way Today is … Continue reading
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Tagged Behind, Beyond, Blog, Bonds, Career, Certification, Change, Conclusions, Decision, Define, Discourage, Driven, Encourage, Faith, Family, February 29, First, Friends, Friendship, Game, Good Things, History, Injury, Keep, Known, Lane, Last Day, Leap, Leap Day, Loose End, Love, Matter, Miles, Name, New Start, Pass, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Recognition, Ripple, Risk, Self, Shatter, Show, Slave Mind, Standards, Tear, Thankful, Thirst, Time, Today, Vain, Walls, Wheel, Year
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First Principles: Arguing With Persons Lacking Reason Is Like Giving Medicine To the Dead
“To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” – Thomas Paine
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Tagged Administer, Argue, Dead, First Principles, Medicine, Person, Reason, Renounce, Thomas Paine, Use
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First Principles: It Is Better That Ten Guilty Persons Escape Than That One Innocent Suffer
“For the law holds, that it is better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent suffer.” – Sir William Blackstone (Commentaries on the Laws of England, 9th ed., book 4, chapter 27, p. 358 (1783) It is seldom … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Argument Established By Noise and Command Shows Weakness In Reason
“He who establishes his argument by noise and command, shows that his reason is weak.” – Michel De Montaigne, essayist (28 Feb 1533-1592)
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