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Thought For the Day: Nothing Is Dearer To A Father Than His Daughters
“To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter.” – Euripides, playwright (c. 480-406 BCE)
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Tagged Daughter, Dear, Elder, Euripides, Family, Father, Father's Day, Love, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: The Respect Due the United States Is Lost If It’s Reputation Is of Weakness
“There is a rank due to the United States, among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness.” – George Washington
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Tagged First Principles, George Washington, Lost, Nations, Rank, Reputation, Respect, Stature, Strength, United States, Weakness, Withheld
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Thought For the Day: Don’t be yourself. Be someone a little nicer.
“Don’t be yourself. Be someone a little nicer.” – Mignon McLaughlin
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Tagged Betterment, Humane, Mignon McLaughlin, Nicer, Self, Thought For the Day
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In the Infinity of Pi
Archimede’s Constant is known as a concept by nearly all by Middle School and yet stretches on to what appears to be near infinitesimal digits to what nth of a degree we still do not exactly know… In the Infinity … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: The Only Change Needed To Our Constitution Is To Dust It Off and Use It As Intended
“I have decided some changes need to be made to our Constitution. Like dusting it off and putting it back to use like it was intended.” – Ryan Fournier
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Tagged Changes, Constitution, Dust It Off, Intended, Ryan Fournier, Thought For the Day, Use It
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First Principles: The Chief Aim of Criminal Jurisprudence Is to Prevent Crimes
“To prevent crimes, is the noblest end and aim of criminal jurisprudence. To punish them, is one of the means necessary for the accomplishment of this noble end and aim.” – James Wilson (1790)
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Tagged Aiim, Crime, Criminal Jurisprudence, First Principles, James Wilson, Means, Prevention, Punish
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Sisters In Life
Sisters in this life, that life and even Second Life have this innate need to bond more than clash. Someone suggested this the topic of a poem. Sisters In Life by Michael Romani Despite all the clashes; despite all … Continue reading
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Tagged Angels, Bond, Clash, Dependence, Experience, Life, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Side By Side, Sisters, Story
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Inevitable Fall
Despite best intentions, life happens as it happens. Inevitable Fall by Michael Romani This moment is and has been inevitable It was always looking for me My position is less than unenviable I have exhausted every possibility I have struggled … Continue reading
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Tagged Fall, Father, Harm, Illusion, Inevitable, Intentions, Love, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Protect, Truth
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Thought For the Day: A Great Book Should Leave You With Many Experiences
“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it.” – William Styron, novelist (11 Jun 1925-2006)
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Tagged Book, Exhausted, Experiences, Great, Lives, Reading, Thought For the Day, William Stryon
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