“Were we directed from Washington when to sow, and when to reap, we should soon want bread.” – Thomas Jefferson (1821)
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First Principles: Were We Directed From Washington When To Sow and When To Reap, We Should Soon Want Bread
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Thought For the Day: Beware Lest You Lose the Substance By Grasping At the Shadow
“Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.” – Aesop (c. 550 B.C.)
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First Principles: The Accumulation of All Powers, Legislative, Executive and Judiciary, In the Same Hands…May Justly Be Pronounced the Very Definition of Tyranny
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.” – James Madison (1788)
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Pick Up Stix
Pick Up Stix
by Michael Doyle
You can pick up sticks
You can play a thousand licks
But you can't save a soul
Without saving your own
You can make up tricks
That mesmerize slickers and hicks
But when you walk the walk of Jesus
You're never alone
Said the rock star to the president
Who more than knew just what he meant
Lifting up all of God's family
From the straits of poverty to equality
Each of us, we play our part
When truth is spoken from the heart
Keeping brief this Irish homily
Love for one another restores the dignity
(c) May 14, 2021 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: To Achieve World Government, It Is Necessary To Remove From the Minds of Men, Their Individualism, Loyalty to Family Traditions, National Patriotism and Religious Dogmas
“To achieve world government, it is necessary to remove from the minds of men, their individualism, loyalty to family traditions, national patriotism and religious dogmas.” – Dr. G. Brock Chisolm (1896-1971), First Director General of the World Health Organization
First Principles: Stability In Government Is Essential To National Character and To the Advantages Annexed To It, As Well As To that Repose and Confidence In the Minds of the People
“Stability in government is essential to national character and to the advantages annexed to it, as well as to that repose and confidence in the minds of the people, which are among the chief blessings of civil society.” – James Madison (1788)
All Those Secret Sins
All Those Secret Sins
by Michael Doyle
Oh my, the hypocrisy
Have you no dignity
With all the secret sins
That pops up now and then
Hiding hate behind that smile
Meaning yes in our denial
In a matter of time, it reveals
Itself in vivid details
Right before the world's eyes
Half expected and not a surprise
God knows all our little lies
And does not accept our alibis
Let it be understood
It's for our own good
That it is insurmountable
The Lord holds us all accountable
When you see the signs and read
The warnings you should heed
It's best to change your ways
Living in repentance for the rest of our days
(c) May 13, 2021 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: Times Have Change. But the Basic Premise of the Constitution Hasn’t Changed. It’s Still Our Blueprint For Freedom
“Times Have Changed. But the Basic Premise of the Constitution Hasn’t Changed. It’s Still Our Blueprint For Freedom” – Ronald Reagan
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First Principles: There Is A Chart and A Compass For Us To Study, To Consult, and To Obey. That Chart Is the Constitution
We may be tossed upon an ocean where we can see no land — nor, perhaps, the sun or stars. But there is a chart and a compass for us to study, to consult, and to obey. That chart is the Constitution.” – Daniel Webster
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Once Too Many Times
Once Too Many Times
by Michael Doyle
You there, who do so wrong
It's me here, telling you that you don't belong
Pointing at your mistake with my finger
That is, until, I notice the smell lingers
And it is myself who is wicked
Stinking in my skin like a sticky wicket
It is then that it becomes clear
My profession of Christianity doesn't persevere
That's been true one too many times
Even in my unrefined peasant rhymes
When I point out someone else's mistakes
While keeping to myself, my own heartbreaks
May I become purified in the Lord's fire
Separating the chafe from the wheat of my desires
I dare not separate myself in the gap
Knowing this does not the Lord's gracious tap
But a simple look into the mirror at me
And acknowledging the failed possibility
Quietly, I accept the rebuke of the Lord's correction
Returning my life toward the right direction
Giving back robes of royalty for garb of peasant
Living my life in the Lord's true presence
The pure church is one of the greatest power
And the one I wish to worship within in every hour
(c) May 12, 2021 Michael Doyle
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