“And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.” – Hebrews 13:16 (NIV)
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First Principles: Do Not Forget To Do Good and To Share With Others, For With Such Sacrifice God Is Pleased
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Thought of the Day: I Must Confess As A Historian That This Penniless Preacher From Nazareth Is Irrevocably the Very Center of History. Jesus Christ Is Easily the Most Dominant Figure In All History
“I am an historian, I am not a believer, but I must confess as a historian that this penniless preacher from Nazareth is irrevocably the very center of history. Jesus Christ is easily the most dominant figure in all history.” – H.G. Wells, Author, Historian, and Atheist
Thought For the Day: Nothing Can Bring You Peace But Yourself. Nothing Can Bring You Peace But the Triumph of Principles
“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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First Principles: Resistance To Tyranny Becomes the Christian and Social Duty of Each Individual
“Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual… Continue steadfast and, with a proper sense of your dependence on God, nobly defend those rights which heaven gave, and no man ought to take from us.” – John Hancock
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In An Act of Hope
In An Act of Hope
by Michael Doyle
In an act of hope, we turn to poetry
To capture life's acts in some capacity
It expands beyond what any language can do
To extend and share my heart's point of view
We live in a world that is flat and distracted
Where so much said should be quietly retracted
Eloquence has been replaced by memes and cliche
May it's that so few have value in what they say
We seem to be stuck in a world of rinse and repeat
And a 24-hour news cycle with its emptiness replete
Seems to consist of bad sentences strung together
As if the human race has given up on being better
Intimate thoughts and emotions offer complexity
But it's best put in terms of sweet simplicity
Words are meant to draw out every sense of meaning
Revealing the best of every part of humans being
We must carefully avoid words, smooth and empty
And look instead for fulfilment, given completely
Poetry is meant to be declarations of hope spoken
Out into a world that otherwise remains broken
It's the try that leads to things of magnificence
As we struggle to find some path of significance
We stare into the face of the wordless hollow
Of life that has its pressures that we swallow
We know, of course, our words cannot say or recall
Those things that we cherish most, but of this all
We know that we must try to say what we must say
And our hearts and words will somehow find their way
(c) May 3, 2024 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: The First Method For Estimating the Intelligence of A Ruler Is To Look At the Men He Has Around Him
“The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.” -Niccolo Machiavelli, political philosopher and author (3 May 1469-1527)
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First Principles: 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
“”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 be able to set a due value on the means of preserving it.” – James Madison (1788)
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With An Idea In View
With An Idea In View
by Michael Doyle
With an idea in view
I wished for a dream come true
And hope replaced my heartache
That came from my last mistake
Trying my best to figure it out
Taking my best shot at what it's about
Finding it hard under an August moon
That brings kisses like roses in bloom
There it is, an idea in view
It came to me with one look at you
Watching you there as you dance and sway
There's something in the rhythm that the band plays
You looked sweetly like shades of graceful
As we shared kisses so tasteful
It's time to brave the nightfall
As I hear the music quietly call
It's as simple as your tease
And unforgettable as you please
A sonata couldn't feel more right
Here with you under the moonlight
There it is, an idea in view
It came to me with one look at you
Watching you there as you dance and sway
There's something in the rhythm that the band plays
It's hard not to be a fan
But I'd rather be your man
There you are, dancing on the street
That one in a million I've wanted to meet
I have a passion for your art
As time grabs me by my heart
My fallen guard might make you my queen
With an idea in view, if you know what I mean
There it is, an idea in view
It came to me with one look at you
Watching you there as you dance and sway
There's something in the rhythm that the band plays
You've pulled my life up from moping
And girl, now you've got me hoping
Here under the magic of the moonshine
That you'll fall for me and be mine
You're the girl, I couldn't miss
The only one I want to kiss
Maybe I talk too much like I often do
But I speak my words with an idea in view
There it is, an idea in view
It came to me with one look at you
Watching you there as you dance and sway
There's something in the rhythm that the band plays
(c) May 2, 2024 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: No Legislated Act, Therefore, Contrary to the Constitution, Can Be Valid
“[E]very act of a delegated authority, contrary to the tenor of the commission under which it is exercised, is void. No legislative act, therefore, contrary to the Constitution, can be valid. To deny this, would be to affirm, that the deputy is greater than his principal; that the servant is above his master; that the representatives of the people are superior to the people themselves; that men acting by virtue of powers, may do not only what their powers do not authorize, but what they forbid.” – Alexander Hamilton
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Thought For the Day: Idleness, Like Kisses, To Be Sweet Must Be Stolen
“It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do. Wasting time is merely an occupation then, and a most exhausting one. Idleness, like kisses, to be sweet must be stolen.” – Jerome K. Jerome, humorist and playwright (2 May 1859-1927)
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