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First Principles: Neither the Wisest Constitution Nor the Wisest Laws Will Secure the Liberty and Happiness of A People Whose Manners Are Universally Corrupt
“Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt.” – Samuel Adams (1749)
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Tagged Constitution, Corrupt, First Principles, Happiness, Law, Liberty, manners, Neither, People, Samuel Adams, Secure, Universal, Wise
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Blood On Our Hands
Halloween poem #2 – mankind has the worse monsters and is seldom as kind as we might be if only we could. Blood On Our Hands by Michael Romani Our brutalities serve to shape us Though we wish to deny … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Abyss, Asylum, Atrocity, Belief, Better, Blood, Brother, Brutality, Certain, Creature of the Night, Cure, Dawn, Deny, Dignity, Doctor, Fail, Fatal, Forget, Forgivver, God, Halloween, Hands, Heavy, Heoes, Humane, Humanity, Killers, Laugh, Live, Memory, Monster, Night, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Push, Remake, Right, River, Seen, Shadow, Shape, Sister, Sleep, Stir, Toll, Unafraid, Vanity, Watch
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Halloween Is Coming
October 1st. It must be a day for many things. But as the night comes to an end, felt like an old friend, I feel Halloween coming on… Halloween Is Coming by Michael Romani In the distance, I hear the … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Badlands, Beast, Blame, Blood, Card, Claw, Come, Darkness, Distance, Drum, Embrace, Evil, Guilt, Halloween, Heart, Hello, Hiss, Holiness, Light, Mask, Murder, Necklace, Pain, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Quench, Repentance, River, Serpent, Shame, Sin, Stay, Stench, Sundown, Tale, Trick, True Face, Unleash, Vain, Venom, Wash, Whisper
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First Principles: It Is Absolutely Necessary That the President Should Have the Power of Removing His Subordinates From Office
“I think it absolutely necessary that the President should have the power of removing his subordinates from office; it will make him, in a peculiar manner, responsible for their conduct, and subject him to impeachment himself, if he suffers them … Continue reading
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Tagged Conduct, Excess, First Principles, High Crimes, Impeachment, Impunity, James Madison, Misdemeanors, Necessary, Neglect, Office, Perpetarte, Power, President, Remove, Responsibile, Subordinates, United States
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Thought For the Day: Kindness Is the Language Which the Deaf Can Hear and the Blind Can See
“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain
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Tagged Blind, Deaf, Hear, Kindness, Language, Mark Twain, See, Thought For the Day
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In Defense of Human Reason
Too many people have forgotten the processes of empirical observation and its accompanying reasoning as the basis for real science. This insistence of substituting in dogma and speculation in the name of a hijacked science and failure to adhere to … Continue reading
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Tagged Abandon, Being, Civilization, Concept, Crisis, Cutlure, Defense, Define, Denial, Distinguish, Dumbing Down, Emprical, Essential, Expression, False, Force, Great, Human Reason, Law, Less, Mankind, Matter, Meaning, Modern World, Observation, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Point, Prophet, Refine, Religion of Science, Sceintific Materialism, Science, Search, Season, Semantics, Truth, Word Games
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Thought For the Day: Don’t Be Trapped By Dogma…Have the Courage To Follow Your Heart and Intuition
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner … Continue reading
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Tagged Become, Courage, Follow, Heart, Inner Voice, Intuition, Limit, Live, Noise, Opinion, Steve Jobs, Think, Thought For the Day, Time, True, Waste
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First Principles: As Government Gives Force To Public Opinions, It Is Essential That Public Opinion Should Be Enlightened
“In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.” – George Washington (1796)
Thought For the Day: Pay More Attention To What People Do and Less To What They Say
“Pay less attention to what men say. Just watch what they do.” – Dale Carnegie
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Tagged Attention, Dale Carnegie, Do, Less, Mankind, Pay, Say, Thought For the Day, Watch
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