“It is necessary for every American, with becoming energy to endeavor to stop the dissemination of principles evidently destructive of the cause for which they have bled.” – Mercy Warren (1805)
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First Principles: It Is Necessary For Every American, With Becoming Energy To Endeavor To Stop the Dissemination of Principles Evidently Destructive of the Cause For Which They Have Bled
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First Principles: The Deterioration of a Government Begins Almost Always By the Decay of Its Principles
” The Deterioration of A Government Begins Almost Always By the Decay of Its Principles.” – Montesquieu
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Thought For the Day: If I Knew of Something That Could Serve My Nation But Would Ruin Another, I Would Not Propose It To My Prince, For I Am First A Man
“If I knew of something that could serve my nation but would ruin another, I would not propose it to my prince, for I am first a man and only then a Frenchman … because I am necessarily a man, and only accidentally am I French.“- Montesquieu, philosopher, lawyer, and writer (18 Jan 1689-1755)
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Thought For the Day: Knowledge Talks, Wisdom Listens
“Knowledge Talks, Wisdom Listens.” – Jimi Hendrix
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First Principles: Government Is Instituted For the Common Good; For the Protection, Safety, Prosperity, and Happiness of the People
“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…” – John Adams
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First Principles: No Pecuniary Consideration Is More Urgent, Then the Regular Redemption and Discharge of the Public Debt
“No pecuniary consideration is more urgent, than the regular redemption and discharge of the public debt: on none can delay be more injurious, or an economy of time more valuable.” – George Washington (1793)
Thought For the Day: 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
“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 (1822-1862)
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First Principles: Far From Being Rivals or Enemies, Religion and Law Are Twin Sisters, Friends, and Mutual Assistants
“Far from being rivals or enemies, religion and law are twin sisters, friends, and mutual assistants. Indeed, these two sciences run into each other. The divine law, as discovered by reason and the moral sense, forms an essential part of both.” – James Wilson, Lectures on Law, 1791
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Thought For the Day: Conscience Asks the Question, “Is It Right?”
“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 that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but one must take it because one’s conscience tells one that it is right.” – Martin Luther King, Jr., civil-rights leader (15 Jan 1929-1968)
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A Parable of Treasure
A Parable of Treasure
by Michael Doyle
Life leads in a process of negotiation
Quick as we are to assign our valuation
The problem lies in our lack of accuracy
And that mistakes made become legendary
Assigned values can bring on heartache
Learning far too often from our mistakes
Since our values are often set far too low
Our decisions must be made to become slow
The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure
We must be careful of the pearls we measure
Common understanding reached forward to wisdom
Telling the truth as we serve our holy kingdom
In our stories we live as do our best to reach
Depends on our journey had bee as to what we preach
Who are we in the Biblical story of great measure
It's the heartbeat of the gospel that we are the treasure
The true value of us all is found in the cross
The price paid for our salvation is no one's loss
But instead the beauty and peace brought to our souls
In a world filled with chaos spinning out of control
Each of us has been given the very highest of value
It is the recognition of this that rings out true
Imagine a world in which we with all we have lived through
Is it in having needed compassion that our kingdom grew
If you're looking; or if you're not; He's our salvation
Freely given as it is, it must be displayed before the nations
Imagine a place where salvation has the highest value
And we, as His people, live this example of what is truly true
Let's have the heartbeat to live in full integrity
Let this lasting treasure be the imprinted legacy
We live will live this unto our very last breath
Measured in terms of eternity that moves beyond death
(c) January 15, 2023 Michael Doyle
All Rights Reserved
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