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Thought For the Day: Government Should Be A Referee, Not An Active Player
“When government — in pursuit of good intentions — tries to rearrange the economy, legislate morality, or help special interests, the cost come in inefficiency, lack of motivation, and loss of freedom. Government should be a referee, not an active … Continue reading
First Principles: All Should Be Given Equal and Exact Justice Under the Rule of Law
“Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever persuasion, religious or political.” – Thomas Jefferson (1801)
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Tagged Equal, Exact, First Principles, Impartial, Justice, Persuasion, Politics, Religion, Thomas Jefferson
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Broken Down Shuffle Off
In a movie I was watching tonight, there was a bit of reflective dialog that caused me to think. Judging people without knowing where they’ve been is often the wrong choice. Broken Down Shuffle Off by Michael Romani Scarred face … Continue reading
First Principles: If We Ensure the Goodness of Our Cause and Rely On God, We Will Be Encouraged To Noble Actions
“We have therefore to resolve to conquer or die. … Let us therefore rely upon the goodness of the Cause, and the aid of the supreme Being, in whose hands Victory is, to animate and encourage us to great and … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Conquer or Die, Encourage, First Principles, George Washington, Good Cause, Nobility, Resolution, Supreme Being, Victory
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Thought For the Day: When You’re In A Hole, Stop Digging
“If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin’.” – Will Rogers
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Tagged Dig, Find, First, Hole, Self, Stop, Thought For the Day, Will Rogers
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Misunderstanding Of A Little House
There is a massive campaign to distort historical reality. It seemingly stops at nothing to turn history on its head to achieve this moment’s agenda. I believe it cannot be more wrong. Where possible I attempt to reasonably act against … Continue reading
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Tagged Absurd, Agenda, Belong, Catchphrases, Challenge, Distortion, Erase, Gain, Grievance, Heartbreak, Hero, Historical Reality, History, Humanity, Ignorance, Imposition, Indians, Intrusion, Laura Ingalls, Learn, Lessons, Literature, Little House On the Prairie, Manifest Destiny, Mistakes, Misunderstanding, Morals, Osage, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Respect, Tarnished, Villian
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Thought For the Day: It Is Possible For One Side To Simply Be Wrong
“When two opposite points of view are expressed with equal intensity, the truth does not necessarily lie exactly halfway between them. It is possible for one side to be simply wrong.” – Richard Dawkins, biologist and author (b. 26 Mar … Continue reading
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Tagged Dogma, Expressed, Intensity, Middle, Opposite, Points of View, Richard Dawkins, Right, Thought For the Day, Truth, Wrong
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First Principles: Public Money Should Only Be Spent On Well Explained Projects
“The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for unexplained projects, forbids it in the dispensation of the public moneys.” – Thomas Jefferson (1808)
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Tagged Expenditures, Explanation, First Principles, Private, Projects, Prudence, Public, Spending, Taxation, Thomas Jefferson
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Thought For the Day: We Are Empowered To Transform Hurts and Wants Into Living Wisdom
“We all have the power to change our story, transforming past hurts and wants into the living wisdom they are.” – Mags MacKean
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Tagged Change, Hurts, Living Wisdom, Mags Mackean, Power, Story, Thought For the Day, Transform, Wants
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First Principles: The Best Legislation Comes From Methodical Deliberation and Resolve
“Men, to act with vigor and effect, must have time to mature measures, and judgment and experience, as to the best method of applying them. They must not be hurried on to their conclusions by the passions, or the fears … Continue reading
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Tagged Application, Conclusions, Deliberation, Effect, First Principles, Joseph Story, Mankind, Methodical, Reasoned, Resolve, Vigor
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