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Just A Little Broken
It’s the way of mankind. We’re all just a little broken – even the best of us. Just A Little Broken by Michael Romani Everyone is a little broken But that remains almost unspoken While we sit around the table … Continue reading
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Tagged Address, Align, Belong, Broken, Day, Dedication, Fable, Fine, Fool, Forget, Fresh, Get, Hard, Heart, Inspiration, Know, Mankind, New, Pearls, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Serenade, Sit, Star, Strong, Table, Tale, Together, Tool, Tradition, True, Unspoken
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Thought For the Day: Freedom Cannot Be Kept For Nothing
“Freedom can’t be kept for nothing. If you set a high value on liberty, you must set a low value on everything else.” – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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Tagged Everything Else, Freedom, High Value, Kept, Liberty, Low Value, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Nothing, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: National Defense Is One of the Cardinal Duties of A Statesman
“National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman.” – John Adams (1815)
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First Principles: Virtue Is Not Hereditary
“When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.” – Thomas Paine (1776)
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Tagged First Principles, Hereditary, Plan, Posterity, Remember, Thomas Paine, Virtue, We, When
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Lessons From Thomas
Based in part on John 20: 24-31: Lessons From Thomas by Michael Romani Oh my God, I have so much doubt Always wondering what it’s about Expectations so seldom feeling met Too many turns that I sadly regret Sometimes, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Believe, Book of John, Care, Conceive, Dare, Demand, Discern, Doubt, Doubting Thomas, Expectation, Eyes, Faith, Faithless, Fear, Feeling, God, Grow, Integrity, Know, Learn, Met, Need, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Point, Proof, Regret, Right, Serve, Shadow, Sight, Teach, Turn, Wonder
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First Principles: The Difference Between A Balanced Republic and Democracy Is Like That Between Order and Chaos
“Between a balanced republic and a democracy, the difference is like that between order and chaos.” – John Marshall
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Tagged Balance, Between, Chaos, Democracy, Difference, First Principles, John Marshall, Order, Republic
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Thought For the Day: Many Walk In and Out of Your Life, But Only True Friends Leave Footprints In Your Heart
“Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
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Tagged Eleandor Roosevelt, Footprints, Heart, In, Leave, Life, Many, Out, People, Thought For the Day, True Friend, Walk
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First Principles: Liberty Is One of the Most Precious Gifts Which Heaven Bestows On Mankind
“Liberty is one of the most precious gifts which heaven has bestowed on man; with it we cannot compare the treasures which the earth contains or the sea conceals; for liberty, as for honor, we can and ought to risk … Continue reading
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Tagged Captivity, Compare, Conceal, Earth, Evil, First Principles, Gift, Heaven, Honor, Liberty, Lives, Mankind, Miguel de Cervantes, Precious, Risk, Sea
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In Memory of 9/11
We must never forget what extremists brought on this day We must always linger on the troubles that come humanity’s way We must also never forget that we are all the children of God And that God would have us … Continue reading
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A Writer’s Block
Writing stories is a particular craft. There are numerous reasons that writers sometimes stop writing. But, when they do…. A Writer’s Block by Michael Romani Writing a story with acuity Is like mental archeology There’s madness in the methodology And … Continue reading
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Tagged Archeology, Art, Author, Block, Bookend, Bury, Conceal, Contemplate, Craft, Creation, Dream, Fascination, Grow, Heart, Hidden, Interpretation, Know, Light, Literary, Madness, Mangle, Meaning, Mental, Method, New Day, Night, Photograph, Playground, Poem, Poetry, Reveal, Snap Judgment, Story, Tales, Tangle, Theology, Truth, Twinkle, Wonder, Write
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