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First Principles: Moderate Taxes Produce Greater Revenue Than Excessive Taxation
“If duties are too high, they lessen the consumption; the collection is eluded; and the product to the treasury is not so great as when they are confined within proper and moderate bounds.” – Alexander Hamilton (1787) … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Collection, Consumption, Customs, Duties, First Principles, Moderation, Revenue, Taxes, Treasury
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Thought For the Day: Life Is Like A Ten-Speed Bike
“Life is like a ten-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use.” – Charles Schulz, cartoonist (1922-2000)
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Tagged Bike, Charles Schulz, Gears, Life, Ten-Speed, Thought For the Day, Unused, Used
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First Principles: Some Assimilation of Culture, Law and Tradition Is Required To Remain One People
“The policy or advantage of [immigration] taking place in a body may be much questioned; for, by so doing, they retain the Language, habits and principles which they bring with them. Whereas by an intermixture with our people, they, or … Continue reading
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Tagged Assimilation, Culture, Customs, Diversity, First Principles, George Washington, Immigration, Law, One People
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A Short Conversation With God
A Short Conversation With God by Michael Romani Some might see this as prayer And I suppose maybe that’s fair But, I hear this as conversation On this journey toward destination Though too given to procrastination Still this life has … Continue reading
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Tagged God, Photographs, Poems, Poetry, Prayer, Short Conversation
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Laughter
Free Tibet said the laughing eyes of the Buddha To that unwelcome guest, China, the intruda’ While around the globe in a thousand points of lights Advocates spoke up on the solemn issue of human rights The occupation has caused … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Daily Prompt, Free Tibet, Human Rights, Laughing Buddha, Laughter, Occupation, Parasites In Paradise, Tibet, Wordpress
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First Principles: Nations Told What To Do Have Independence Yet To Seek
“But if we are to be told by a foreign power … what we shall do, and what we shall not do, we have independence yet to seek, and have contended hitherto for very little.” – George Washington (1796) … Continue reading
WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Rapids
Smoothly flowing along the soft run Flowing breathless in the morning sun Along this flowered, sweet dream I take in the view on this silken stream Approaching the whitewater’s froth Drank in like nature’s rapine broth Reveling in the exhilarating … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeration, Beach, Cascade, Daily Prompt, Flow, Inspiration, Rapids, Reach, Run, Stream, Sun, Whitewater, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: It’s Better to Have Half A Loaf of Bread Than None At all
“There are some people who would have you so stand on principle that if you don’t get all that you’ve asked for … you jump off the cliff with the flag flying. I have always figured that a half a … Continue reading
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Tagged Compromise, Democratic Process, Loaf, None, Principle, Ronald Reagan, Some, Thought For the Day, Uncompromising
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First Principles: We Must Not Allow Our Nation To Be In Perpetual Debt
“We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.” – Thomas Jefferson (1816)
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Tagged First Principles, Government, Independendence, Perpetual Debt, Preserve, Public Debt, Thomas Jefferson
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