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First Principles: Aim Toward Your Honest Duty In Governance
“It behooves you, therefore, to think and act for yourself and your people. The great principles of right and wrong are legible to every reader; to pursue them requires not the aid of many counselors. The whole art of government … Continue reading
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Tagged Credit, Diligence, Discredit, Duty, First Principles, Governance, Government, Honesty, Honor, Morality, Thomas Jefferson
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Splintering Healed
Splintering Healed by Michael Romani From Peter to Paul We take in it all celebrating an Octave Of sacred Christian unity That we might have The linked arms of you and me Leading to Holy Pentecost A holy procession for … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, Devotion, Hallowed, Holy, Linked Arms, Octave, Pentecost, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Schism, Unity
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Sonic Gems: Can – Tago Mago
In 1968, the core quartet of Holger Czukay, Irmin Schmidt, Michael Karoli and Jaki Liebezeit formed the German experimental rock band Can. The band drew from such diverse backgrounds as avant-garde and jazz and incorporated minimalist, and world music elements … Continue reading
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Tagged Avant Garde, Can, Experimental Music, Krautrock, Sonic Gems, Tago Mago
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Pierre Corneille – Polyeucte
Following along with this tutorial, it’s time for a further reading of Polyeucte by Pierre Corneille. Aloha Promises Forever has already discussed this play and the life and legacy of Corneille elsewhere. But, remaining faithful to the tutorial and for the … Continue reading
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Tagged French Drama, Harvard Classics, Opera, Pierre Corneille, Playwright, Polyeucte
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Candid
It was one of those candid moments that tear a hole in the sky Beating my chest like a feigned gorilla and wondering if I Could I, would I, should I ever really want to be the king Did I … Continue reading
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Tagged Candid, Daily Prompt, Divine Right, Friend, King, Legend, Sword in the Stone, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: Liberty Is the Hardest Test
“Liberty is the hardest test that one can inflict on a people. To know how to be free is not given equally to all men and all nations.” – Paul Valéry (1871-1945) A nice poem of his: http://www.thedrunkenboat.com/valery.html … Continue reading
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Tagged Freedom, Government, Inclinations, Liberty, Paul Valery, Test, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: Our Government Is For the Common Good of Its Citizens and Not Just one Class or Group
“Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people; and not for profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, the people alone have an … Continue reading
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Tagged Common Good, First Principles, Government, John Adams, Private Interests, Reformation, The People
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Winter Speaks
Winter Speaks by Michael Romani Life is cyclical in its nature This we learn as we mature Comfort reveals its way to sorrow Finding itself back come tomorrow Lies revealed; losses compensated Times rushed in; others hesitated Memories flood and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alibis, Choas, Comfort, Cycles, Darkness, Encounters, Family, Inclusion, Life, Memories, Mundane, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Removal, Sorrow, Surrealism, Tomorrow, Winter Speaks
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Sonic Gems: Bauhaus – In the Flat Field
Formed in North Hampton, England Bauhaus was one English post-punk band largely considered one of the first gothic rock groups. Consisting of Peter Murphy, Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins and David J, the band was known for its dark image and … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Hans Christian Andersen – The Nightingale
Born on April 2, 1805, Hans Christian Andersen was a prolific writer of plays travelogues, novels, poems and unquestionably most famous of all for his fairy tales. Though he passed away on August 4, 1875, his tales and popularity have … Continue reading
