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First Principles: To Be An American Is To Have A Just Sense of Patriotism
“The name of American, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of Patriotism, more than any appellation derived from local discriminations.” – George Washington
Thought For the Day: Leave Your Mark and Risk Disturbing the World
“The question is whether or not you choose to disturb the world around you, or if you choose to let it go on as if you had never arrived.” – Ann Patchett, writer (b. 2 Dec 1963) … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Patchett, Choice, Disturb, Go On, Mark, Question, Thought For the Day, World
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Electric Tragedy
Electronic based music seems to have had its zenith in yesterday. Not sure why. From Progressive Rock to New Wave to Ambient to some forms of music these days that can only be considered regressive, it’s an interesting fixture in … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambience, Beethoven, Confession, Electornic, Electric, Embryo, Future, Futurist, Induction, Instruction, Nature, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Post-Industrial, Reconstruction, Sublime, Sunset, Synth Pop, Time, Tragedy, Work
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In the Roll of Self Control
Based in part on 1 Cor 9:24-27: https://flic.kr/p/unFbcF In the Roll of Self Control by Michael Romani In the songs of our sweet redemption We find out way to sacred contemplation In this race all the runners will have run … Continue reading
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Tagged Capstone, Contemplation, Faith, Fruit of the Spirit, Joy, Love One Another, Noble, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Redemption, Roll, Self Control
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First Principles: The Ways and Means Needed By Our Government Must Equal Appropriations Hand In Hand
“There is not a more important and fundamental principle in legislation, than that the ways and means ought always to face the public engagements; that our appropriations should ever go hand in hand with our promises.” – James Madison (1790) … Continue reading
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Tagged Appropriations, First Principles, Fundamental, Hand In Hand, James Madison, Legislation, Means, Principle, Promises, Public Engagements, Ways
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Thought For the Day: Mistakes Come As Lessons In Trying New Things
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” – Albert Einstein
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Tagged Albert Einstein, Anyone, Attempt, Learn, Mistake, New Things, Thought For the Day, Try
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Thought For the Day: Art Is To Be Loved Not Always Understood
“Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.” – Claude Monet, painter (14 Nov 1840-1926)
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Tagged Art, Claude Monet, Discuss, Love, Necessary, Thought For the Day, Understand
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First Principles: A Breakdown In the People’s Manners and Spirit Leads To the Destruction of Its Laws and Constitution
“It is the manners and spirit of a people which preserve a republic in vigor. A degeneracy in these is a canker which soon eats to the heart of its laws and constitution.” – Thomas Jefferson (1781)
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Tagged Canker, Constitution, Degeneracy, First Principles, Law, manners, Preserve, Republic, Spirit, The People, Thomas Jefferson
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The Greatest of All Time
Often in discussing sports and things, people talk in terms of who is the greatest of all time. That’s never made much sense to me. We can never know who is up and coming for example as to why… The … Continue reading
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Tagged Argument, Art, Braggadocio, Century, Collective, Cultural touchstone, Eloquent, Excellent, False Choice, False Claims, Front Cover, Greatest of All Time, History, Invective, Legacy, Music, Objective, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pretend, Reflective, Rhyme, Sports, Truth Unseen, Warrior, Word
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