“The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.” —Thomas Jefferson (1816)
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Thought For the Day: She Who, Through Divine Grace, Lives the Generous Mystery of Birth, the Sacred Plan of Giving Shape and Consciousness to Clay
“She who, through divine grace, lives the generous mystery of birth, the sacred plan of giving shape and consciousness to clay.” – Andrea Bocelli
This song was sung by Andrea Bocelli to honor his mother for giving him birth despite the doctor recommending he be aborted. A rightful and just decision by his mother would you not agree? In doing so, she gave birth to this musical talent who has lived a life affirming lifetime inspiring many including me. Thanks be to God for such people.
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Thought For the Day: Access To Information and Freedom of Expression, Including the Public Conversation On Twitter, Is Never More Important Than During Democratic Processes, Particularly Elections
“Access to information and freedom of expression, including the public conversation on Twitter, is never more important than during democratic processes, particularly elections.” – Kate Ruane, ACLU’s legislative counsel applied to the Ugandan elections while turning a blind eye to the deplatforming of multiple conservative voices in the United States
First Principles: The Press Is Impotent When It Abandons Itself To Falsehood
“But the fact being once established, that the press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood, I leave to others to restore it to its strength, by recalling it within the pale of truth.” – Thomas Jefferson (1805)
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First Principles: Righteousness From God Comes Through Faith In Jesus Christ To All Who Believe
“But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” – Romans 3:21-24 (New International Version)
Thought For the Day: People Hate As They Love, Unreasonably
“People hate as they love, unreasonably.” – William Makepeace Thackeray, novelist (18 Jul 1811-1863)
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Thought For the Day: The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Freedom – They Are the Pillars of Society
“The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom — they are the pillars of society.” – Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906)
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First Principles: Wish Not So Much To Live Long As To Live Well
“Wish not so much to live long as to live well.” – Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1746
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Thought For the Day: We Do Not Err Because Truth Is Difficult To See. It Is Visible At A Glance. We Err Because It Is More Comfortable
“We do not err because truth is difficult to see. It is visible at a glance. We err because this is more comfortable.” -Alexander Solzhenitsyn, novelist, Nobel laureate (1918-2008)
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First Principles: ‘Tis the Business of Little Minds To Shrink; But He Whose Heart Is Firm, and Whose Conscience Approves His Conduct, Will Pursue His Principles Unto Death
“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.” – Thomas Paine (1776)
