“People constantly speak of ‘the government’ doing this or that, as they might speak of God doing it. But the government is really nothing but a group of men, and usually they are very inferior men.” – H.L. Mencken (1880-1956)
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Thought For the Day: Government Is Really Nothing But A Group of Men and Usually They Are Very Inferior Men
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First Principles: Children Should Be Educated and Instructed In the Principles of Freedom
“Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.” – John Adams (1787)
On Autumnal Equinox 2020 – Happy First Day Of Autumn
On Autumnal Equinox 2020
by Michael Doyle
The world speaks of falling back
The world thinks on falling back
Yet, it is that as Fall comes to lock
We enter our Southward Equinox
The Sun has shifts its celestial destination
No longer balanced in the Libra constellation
It has moved into alignment with Virgo
And yet when we look to the ground we still see shadow
Is this then not to be as it is and expected
All of life around abounds and is not to be neglected
So much of what passes for life passes in fragments
Each of these might be justly seen in its climatic segments
To some, it's a cardinal point in the wheel of the year
Another midpoint of festival, timed to be of good cheer
Some take their shelter as it were in the harvest home
Giving thanksgiving for the blessings of not being alone
The ancient oak king begins once again to gain his power
As the sun wanes and begins to shrink in its earlier hour
Autumn leaves begin to turn their colors thinking of falling down
In a farewell to summer as seasons change their holy crown
(c) September 22, 2020 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: Good Books Don’t Give Up All Their Secrets At Once
“Good books don’t give up all their secrets at once.” -Stephen King, novelist (b. 21 Sep 1947)
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First Principles: The Judicial Branch May Truly Be Said To Have Neither Force Nor Will, But Merely Judgment
“[The judicial branch] may truly be said to have neither FORCE nor WILL, but merely judgment; and must ultimately depend upon the aid of the executive arm even for the efficacy of its judgments.” – Alexander Hamilton (1788)
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As I Lay My Head Down
As I Lay My Head Down
by Michael Doyle
Wrapped up in the depths of your soul
As we talk along our evening's stroll
I see my heroes inside your heart
Easily seeing what sets you apart
Your words as you touch me deep
Whisper you are who I should keep
Always beside me every single day
As we stop and we kneel to pray
Your love is simply God's reflection
I feel the strength of our connection
The love shines in your sweet eyes
That shone upon me to my surprise
Thank you, my dear, for my peace of mind
Yours is the pleasure I was hoping to find
I know these words come as you're sleeping
But they're strong enough to not be fleeting
Keeping until tomorrow comes to your day
Please tell me you'll be the one to always stay
I feel my heart fill with growing love
And know you'll be who I always think of
Just before I lay my head down on my pillow
Drifting off to sleep dancing in our shadow
(c) September 21, 2020 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: The Fascist Left Regularly Typifies the Very Qualities It Professes To Abhor. The Only Thing More Pronounced Than Its Totalitarianism Is Stunning Lack of Self-Awareness
“The fascist left regularly typifies the very qualities it professes to abhor. The only thing more pronounced than its totalitarianism is its stunning lack of self-awareness.” – David Limbaugh
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First Principles: Personal Security and Private Property Rest Entirely Upon the Wisdom, the stability and the Integrity of the Courts of Justice
“Personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice.” – Joseph Story (1833)
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More Than Our Beginning
More Than Our Beginning
by Michael Doyle
It's more than our beginning
I feel like first time really winning
Your ways fill me up with love
Always that something I'm dreaming of
Dancing with you in my always
Dreaming of you in all of my days
Looking into those amazing eyes
I'm one of those really blessed guys
One who has found his never end
Loving you as my lady and my friend
I don't see the stars in the night
Always guided home by your light
You set my heart on its eternal fire
Filled with passion and my desire
You have my love bursting in its seams
And fill me up with a thousand dreams
(c) September 20, 2020 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: We Are Obliged To Respect, Defend and Maintain the Common Bonds of Union and Fellowship That Exist Among All Members of the Human Race
“We are obliged to respect, defend and maintain the common bonds of union and fellowship that exist among all members of the human race.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
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