“A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.” -Victor Hugo, author (26 Feb 1802-1885)
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Thought For the Day: A Compliment Is Something Like A Kiss Through A Veil
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First Principles: To Be Prepared For War, Is One of the Most Effectual Means of Preserving Peace
“To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.” – George Washington (1790)
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Thought For the Day: There’s Nothing That Makes You So Aware of the Improvisation of Human Existence As A Song Unfinished. Or an Old Address Book.
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Thought For the Day: Unless the People, Through Unified Action, Arise and Take Charge of Their Government, They Will Find That Their Government Has Taken Charge of Them
“Unless the people, through unified action, arise and take charge of their government, they will find that their government has taken charge of them. Independence and liberty will be gone, and the general public will find itself in a condition of servitude to an aggregation of organized and selfish interest.” – President Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933)
First Principles: The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind
“The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind.” – Thomas Jefferson (1790)
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The Blessing of the Monarch Butterfly Journey
The Blessing of the Monarch Butterfly Journey
by Michael Doyle
Long may it be that we keep this blessed memory
of what it means to take a 3000 mile journey
From Canada to the Oyamel forests in the Mexican nation
Reminding us that borders are man's habitation
Along the eastern and western paths of pollination
The monarchs bring life in reaching their destination
Overwintering so that they might take flight again
Black, orange, and white, the air is their domain
There is much mystery to the wonder of their orientation
As they fly overhead across mankind from nation to nation
Polarized light, perception, and light provide celestial cues
Using the sun's compass and keeping sight of mountain views
God's confetti spreads across this continent in celebration
Like the love they are, their beauty belongs to all nations
In the great cycle of life, this is the nature that nurtures
And through it all, we see hint of our own coming future
A living symbol of faith that shines through all transformation
A look of love that spoils richly without need for explanation
Crying out in birth, then in rebirth, one with all creation
Beauty carried out for all on the winds of every generation
Descending on the woods abundantly like a shower of crackled gold
These are the messengers of God that silently speak the story told
In metamorphosis shown through all of its many, varied phases
This journey shines brightly on the face of nature's pages
(c) February 24, 2023 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: History and Experience Prove That Foreign Influence Is One of the Most Baneful Foes of Republican Government
“Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, (I conjure you to believe me fellow citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of Republican Government.” – George Washington (1796)
Thought For the Day: The Theory of Democratic Government Is Not That the Will of the People Is Always Right, but…Will…Learn the Right And Better Course
“The theory of democratic government is not that the will of the people is always right, but rather that normal human beings of average intelligence will, if given a chance, learn the right and best course by bitter experience.” – W.E.B. Du Bois, educator, civil rights activist, and writer (23 Feb 1868-1963)
This statement by one of the founding figures of Pan-Africanism and civil rights undermines the very premises of Critical Race Theory that an imperfect people should have known and acted on their better premises regarding past wrongful treatment of people. Yes right is always right. This is a sure as wrong is always wrong. People in different contexts had different ideas about these things. It seems almost bad faith to argue for cultural relativism on one hand while simultaneously being hateful about things past. And what of, as I often act against personally, contemporary slavery. I belong to several anti-slavery groups. Incidentally, were you aware there are historically more slaves today than existed in the era of America’s history leading up to our bloody civil war. Where is the outrage toward something we can actually do something about?
Thought For the Day: It Is Wrong To Rewrite or Diminish Writers …Because What They Wrote Might Offend (Or In All Honesty Might Speak Truth To) Modern Audiences
“There are no perfect humans. Every single one of us has done or will do something that will deeply offend someone else or not age well. This applies to historical figures as well as important thinkers and writers. Their ideas, stories, and legacies are not diminished because of an alleged ‘sin’ according to modern woke acolytes. The correct response is to take their good with the bad and critically think about their ideas in the context of their time. It is wrong to rewrite or diminish writers … because what they wrote might offend (or in all honesty might speak truth to) modern audiences.” – Emmy Griffin
First Principles: In Proportion As the Structure of A Government Gives Force To Public Opinion, It Is Essential That Public Opinion Should Be Enlightened
“In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.” – George Washington (1796)
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