“I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution.” – Thomas Jefferson
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First Principles: I Consider Trial by Jury As the Only Anchor Ever Yet Imagined By Man, By Which A Government Can Be Held To the Principles of Its Constitution
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First Principles: I Cannot Undertake To Lay My Finger On That Article of the Constitution Which Granted A Right To Congress of Expending, On Objects of Benevolence, the Money of Their Constituents…”
“I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents…” – James Madison
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Thought For the Day: People Haunted By the Purposelessness of Their Lives Try To Find A New Content Not Only By Dedicating Themselves To A Holy Cause But Also Nursing A Fanatical Grievance
“Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life. Thus people haunted by the purposelessness of their lives try to find a new content not only by dedicating themselves to a holy cause but also by nursing a fanatical grievance. A mass movement offers them unlimited opportunities for both.” – Eric Hoffer (1902-1983)
Thought For the Day: Government Will Not Fail To Employ Education To Strengthen Its Hands and Perpetuate Its Institutions
“Government will not fail to employ education to strengthen its hands and perpetuate its institutions.” – William Godwin (1756-1836)
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First Principles: The Legislative Department Is Everywhere Extending the Sphere of Its Activity and Drawing All Power Into Its Impetuous Vortex
“The legislative department is everywhere extending the sphere of its activity and drawing all power into its impetuous vortex.” – James Madison (1788)
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Thought For the Day: Every Child Deserves A Champion, An Adult Who Will Never Give Up On Them, Who Understands the Power of Connection and Insists That They Become the Best That They Can Possibly Be
“Every Child Deserves A Champion, An Adult Who Will Never Give Up On Them, Who Understands the Power of Connection and Insists That They Become the Best That They Can Possibly Be“- Rita Pierson
First Principles: Character Is Like A Tree and Reputation Like A Shadow. The Shadow Is What We Think of It; the Tree Is the Real Thing
“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” – Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
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Thought For the Day: When More of the People’s Sustenance Is Exacted Through the Form of Taxation Than Is Necessary To Meet the Just Obligations of Government, Such Exaction Becomes Ruthless Extortion and A Violation of the Fundamental Principles of A Free Government
“When more of the people’s sustenance is exacted through the form of taxation than is necessary to meet the just obligations of government, such exaction becomes ruthless extortion and a violation of the fundamental principles of a free government.” – Grover Cleveland (1837-1908)
First Principles: Industry Is Increased, Commodities Are Multiplied, Agriculture and Manufacturers Flourish: and Herein Consist the True Wealth and Prosperity of A State
“Industry is increased, commodities are multiplied, agriculture and manufacturers flourish: and herein consists the true wealth and prosperity of a state.” – Alexander Hamilton (1790)
Never Enough of You
Never Enough of You
by Michael Doyle
I didn't know what I was after
Until I heard your sweet laughter
I hadn't a clue what I was missing
Until you and I were kissing
Never felt a hand that felt so right
Until you were holding mine tight
Never seen eyes so beautiful
Until I woke into yours so wonderful
It's quite the road we're traveling
As our story keeps up its unraveling
Thread by thread, I keep the count
Mystified by the finding what it's all about
The every moment that I spend
With you as my lady and my friend
Are moments so precious to me
Filled with love and possibility
Had they told me there'd be days like this
I would have sworn to find you, kiss by kiss
Dreamy eyed, island girl you make me soar
With each memory we build, I want more and more
Now it's off to my adventure for me
Let's hope later today that we'll see
A few more smiles on each other's face
The kind of kindness I'll never replace
You make me believe everything will be alright
As you hold me close and grab on tight
Until I return, know how deeply I love you
For all of those wonderful things you do
Like just being you when I need my smile
Like making every turn of event be worth while
And telling me that you'll always love me too
It seems that I can never get enough of you
(c) March 12, 2021 Michael Doyle
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