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First Principles: Speak Seldom, On Point and With Expertise
“Speak seldom, but to important subjects, except such as particularly relate to your constituents, and, in the former case, make yourself perfectly master of the subject.” —George Washington (1787)
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Tagged Expertise, First Principles, Free Speech, George Washington, Public Policy, Speech, Subject
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Thought For the Day: Daughters – Be Kind To Your Father
“Be kind to thy father, for when thou wert young, / Who loved thee so fondly as he? / He caught the first accents that fell from thy tongue, / And joined in thy innocent glee.” – Margaret Courtney, poet … Continue reading
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Tagged Daughters, Family, Father, Kindness, Love, Margaret Courtney, Thought For the Day
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Living This Love
Living This Love by Michael Romani From my first silent, sharp cry To my last drawn breath Standing strong as time, I Make my life a worship until my death To live in this love Whispered from God above I … Continue reading
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Tagged Choice, Cruel Sin, Life, Linked Arms, Living This Love, Optimism, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Prejudice, Racism, Tough Questions, Whispers, Worship
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam – FitzGerald
Born on May 18, 1048 in Nishapur, Iran, the Persian mathematician, astronomer and sometime poet, Omar Khayyam, passed away on December 4, 1131. But not before his work with cubic equations and the composition of a calendar more accurate than … Continue reading
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Tagged Edward FitzGerald, Harvard Classics, Iran, Omar Khayyam, Persia, Poetry, Pre-Raphaelitte, Quatrain, Rubaiyat, Skepticism, Suffism, Whitley Stokes
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Study
Skipping down a dirt road memory lane So many thoughts slipping through my brain In a mental study of Autumn’s slow breeze As multicolored leaves fall from the trees Seems only a moment ago that I was there My enjoyment … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, Daily Prompt, Dirt Road, Dreamy Eyes, Harvest Festival, Memory Lane, Slow Breeze, Study, Wordpress, Words, Yesterday
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First Principles: The President Is Under The Most Solemn Duty To the Constitution
“No man can well doubt the propriety of placing a president of the United States under the most solemn obligations to preserve, protect, and defend the constitution. It is a suitable pledge of his fidelity and responsibility to his country; … Continue reading
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Tagged Defend, First Principles, Joseph Story, Preserve, Protect, Solemn Obligation, US Constitution
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Thought For the Day x 2: In Remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
“Cowardice asks the question, ‘Is it safe?’ Expediency asks the question, “Is it politic?” Vanity asks the question, “Is it popular?” But, conscience asks the question, “Is it right?” And there comes a time when one must take a position … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Peace Is Found In Having Compassion For All Things
“Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.” -Albert Schweitzer, philosopher, physician, musician, Nobel laureate (14 Jan 1875-1965)
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Tagged Albert Schweitzer, All Things, Circle, Compassion, Kindness, Peace
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Entertain
Do you remember? Do you recall? The time at the grasshopper’s ball It was worth a chirp to entertain But, to think of it as more was just in vain Winters are perfect for the coldhearted With a pervasive silence … Continue reading
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Tagged Cold as Ice, Coldhearted, Daily Prompt, Entertain, Explanation, Meaningless, Silence, Wordpress
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First Principles: Die Or Be Free
“Nevertheless, to the persecution and tyranny of his cruel ministry we will not tamely submit — appealing to Heaven for the justice of our cause, we determine to die or be free.” – Joseph Warren, American account of the Battle … Continue reading
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Tagged Die, First Prnciples, Fortitude, Free, Heaven, Joseph Warren, Prayer, Resistance
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