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First Principles: Love of Country Requires Valuing Its Defense
“Every man who loves peace, every man who loves his country, every man who loves liberty ought to have it ever before his eyes that he may cherish in his heart a due attachment to the Union of America and … Continue reading
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Tagged Defense, Federalist No. 41, Federalist Papers, First Principles, James Madison, Liberty, Patriotism, Peace, Perservation
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Sonic Gems: Missy Elliott – Respect M.E.
Well, here we go again, trying to keep a promise to someone that I would check out an occasional Rap album. Less than two minutes into this and I am once again ready to turn this off. That being said, … Continue reading
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Tagged Grammy Awards, Missy Elliott, Music, Rap, Respect M.E., Sonic Gems
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Thomas a Kempis – The Imitation of Christ, Book II
Born in approximately 1380 AD, Thomas a Kempis lived his life as a canon regular priest in the Netherlands and authored the devotional knowns as The Imitation of Christ. It is said that the book is the second most read … Continue reading
WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Inkling
Walking through the woods one day I happened to spy along the way Up in the trees, an inkling of blackbirds Tossing about a few choice words About the man disturbing their peace They couldn’t have weighed but an ounce … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackbirds, Daily Prompt, Home, Inkling, Mutual Cooperation, Needs, Peace, Solitude, Walking, Woods, Wordpress, Words
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Finding Future In the Past
Based on a Sermon centered on The Book of Joshua:4-5 Finding Future In the Past by Michael Romani In the Word of God, for the People of God We remember the past in praise of God Its a matter of … Continue reading
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Tagged Fragments, Fullness of God, Future, Holy, Keeping, Memorial, Mercy, Nurture, Past, People of God, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Priorities, Promised Land, Promises, Red Sea, Rituals, Square One, Traditions, Word of God
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Thought For the Day: Those Who Vote Control The Destiny of The Nation
“It’s not the hand that signs the laws that holds the destiny of America. It’s the hand that casts the ballot.” – Harry S. Truman
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Tagged America, Ballot, Destiny, Election, Executive, Harry S Truman, Legislature, Office Holder, Thought For the Day, Voter
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First Principles: The Right To Vote Is A Solemn Duty To God and Country
“Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is not making a present or a compliment to please an individual — or at least that he ought not so to do; but that he … Continue reading
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Tagged Accountable, Citizen, Citizenship, Country, First Principles, God, Samuel Adams, Solemn Trust, Vote
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Dante – The Divine Comedy, Canto XXX
In Canto XXX of The Divine Comedy, Dante and Virgil have survived the depths of hell and ascend to the Mountain of Purgatory which is on a displaced rock that resulted from Satan’s fall creating Hell. The mountain’s seven terraces correspond … Continue reading
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Tagged Dante, Harvard Classics, Purgatory, Sins, Terraces, The Divine Comedy
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Inscrutable
There inside the old grove of surrealistic trees Is an inscrutable mystery flowing like the breeze In a quiet whispered voice that touches us all Is the inner most memory we all wish to recall Back into the faded black … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Prompt, Family, Grove, Inscrutable, Memory, Mystery, Surrealism, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: Children Should Be Raised Strong Enough To Withstand Tryanny
“Make men large and strong and tyranny will bankrupt itself in making shackles for them.” – Rev. Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887)
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Tagged Discipline, Encourage, Fortitude, Nurure, Overcome, Reverend Henry Ward Beecher, Strength, Thought For the Day, Tyranny
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