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First Principles: The Greatest Good We Can Do For Our Country Is To Heal Its Party Divisions and Make Them One People
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Thought For the Day: Every Student Needs Someone Who Says, simply, “You Mean Something. You Count.”
“Every student needs someone who says, simply, “You mean something. You count.” – Tony Kushner, playwright (b. 16 Jul 1956)
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Somewhere In Between
Somewhere In Between
by Michael Doyle
There in the review mirror
Were the lights of my error
Near the end of the drive
Feeling more tired than alive
Was knowledge of my mistake
Hitting the accelerator, not the brake
As I did my best to make it home
And worse was I was not alone
There was no given excuse
That my error was no more an abuse
Then the traffic's flow
And miles more to go
The journey had begun
When I heard the non-fun
The fact that three hundred was the cost
For a hotel room, and the coin tossed
Caused me to drive homeward-bound
From the Upper Peninsula, we had found
Nine hours into this drive
I sped just trying to make it home alive
(c) July 19, 2024 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: A Generation Which Ignores History Has No Past and No Future
“A generation which ignores history has no past and no future.” – Robert Heinlein
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First Principles: The Natural Cure For An Ill-Administration, In A Popular Or Representative Constitution, Is A Change of Men
“The natural cure for an ill-administration, in a popular or representative constitution, is a change of men.” – Alexander Hamilton (1787)
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In the Quiet
In the Quiet
by Michael Doyle
In the late hours, with others asleep
I find my contemplation runs deep
And I get my best moments quietly done
It's sometimes best without anyone
It's not to be impatient or rude
When I speak on how others intrude
On my thoughts and my actions
And in doing this, hurt my satisfaction
Not to subject myself to dissection
Of the psychological direction
But it might be I don't need the connections
Provided by social interactions
Sometimes a profound sense of isolation
Seems less a sort of morbid deviation
And it becomes more relief in solitude
These uninterrupted times are met with gratitude
It doesn't result from depression or anxiety
Life, as we know, has some real complexity
I've just turned to become a sort of introvert
There is nothing more complex to interpret
(c) July 18, 2024 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: Every Government Degenerates When Trusted To the Rulers of the People Alone. The People Themselves, Therefore, Are Its Only Safe Depositories
“Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves, therefore, are its only safe depositories.” – Thomas Jefferson (1781)
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Thought For the Day: If You Want To Make Peace With Your Enemy, You Have To Work With Your Enemy. Then He Becomes Your Partner
“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.” – Nelson Mandela, activist, South African president, Nobel laureate (18 Jul 1918-2013
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First Principles: We Must Take Human Nature As We Find It, Perfection Fails Not To the Share of Mortals
“We must take human nature as we find it, perfection falls not to the share of mortals.” – George Washington (1786)
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Thought For the Day: In Any Given Moment We Have Two Options: To Step Forward Into Growth Or Step Back Into Safety
“In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or step back into safety.” -Abraham Maslow
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