“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.” – William Pitt, British prime minister (28 May 1759-1806)
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Thought For the Day: The Argument of Tyrants Is the Necessity Behind Infringing Human Freedom
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First Principles: Our Republic Is Intended Give Mankind Civil and Religious Liberty
“Courage, then, my countrymen, our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an asylum on earth for civil and religious liberty.” – Samuel Adams, Speech at the State House, Philadelphia, August 1, 1776
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Thoughts On Arlington (Memorial Day 2019)
America has never been so seemingly divided since our Civil War.
Thoughts On Arlington by Michael Romani With so many jokes out to rewrite history It really isn't much of a mystery That our nation barely stands divided With too many people who have decided To put aside our American greatness Instead of emphasizing our fastness As side by side, we fight for each other Knowing each American as sister and brother There is no greater love it is said And written and plays on in my head Thinking of those I saw give their all Unable to stop them from taking that fall Knowing that they did so in full honor in tact Knowing that they would do so as a matter of fact As would I and nearly all to save one another Knowing each one present as sister and brother Blood of man spills out part of God's creation In a silence of slaughtered lamb's breath initiation Into war's deadly horrors as if in a passage of rite Souls fade away wounded into the blackness of night I wonder how many haters and dividers know That Arlington was once Lee's home or follow That when the guns fell silent at Appomattox 1865 As men on both sides wept just glad to be alive The yellow jasmine in full bloom perfumed the air Yet, Lee's undefended estate fell with anyone to dare Question the irony of Lee's connection to George Washington Or that his home would become our great cemetery, Arlington The eternal flame of freedom glows there now And injustices are transformed just a little somehow The dead are honored and buried on this military reservation Lying there as undivided Americans and heroes for our nation If such things might then have been overturned And the bitterest of conflicts have been lessons learned Might, We the People, find our way back home again Holding tight to our first principles to always defend (c) May 27, 2019 Michael Romani All Rights Reserved
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In Observance of Memorial Day 2019
May each and everyone of the readers of this blog and all American service persons past and present have a blessed, safe and as happy as can be as we observe this Memorial Day 2019. Some of us gave some, some gave a lot, and still others gave all..
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Tagged Active Duty, America, Gratitude, Memorial Day, Observance, Service, Some, Some Gave All, Sorrow, Thought For the Day, Veterans
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Thought For the Day: Let Us On Memorial Day Renew Our Pledges To Aid and Assist The Widows and Orphans of Those Who Died For Our Country’s Honor and Freedom
“Let us then, at the time appointed, gather around their sacred remains and garland the passionless mounds above them with the choicest flowers of springtime. Let us raise above them the dear old flag they saved from dishonor. Let us, in this solemn presence, renew our pledges to aid and assist those whom they have left among us as sacred charges upon the nation’s gratitude—the soldier’s and sailor’s widow and orphan.“ – Maj. Gen. John Logan (1868)
First Principles: Freedom Requires Those Willing to Undergo the Rigors of Supporting It
“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.” – Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, No. 4, September 11, 1777
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The Angst of Generation Z
Our children live in interesting times. It’s a blessing and a curse. As a father, I think it’s my duty to try to teach my daughters to look for the positive and the good and to seek solutions instead of seeing only concerns and problems. Still, I would be amiss if I didn’t see the angst this world must cause.
The Angst of Generation Z by Michael Romani For me, Generation X had enough complexity But, what can one say for Generation Z There in all of the scandals openly spoken Is that the whole of the system is broken Obsessing over the specter of the future Is the ghost of a chance on might nurture Any sense of meaning out of adolescent anxiety For the weary ranks facing relentless superficiality Restrained by sanity, some form a bubble In doing their best to stay out of trouble But in doing so, they put into deference All of the many things needed to experience In turn from moments of sadness and anarchy To quieter shades of simple integrity The curse of living in interesting times Is the drive by motion of emotional rhymes Found in words better less said And unconventional thoughts in the head That lead to the feelings of growing older In the heat of so many passions that smolder (c) May 26, 2019 Michael Romani All Rights Reserved
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Tagged Angst, Broken, Complexity, Experience, Future, Generation X, Generation Z, Interesting Times, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Sanity, Scandal, Specter, Superficial, System
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First Principles: Liberty of Conscience In All Just Things Makes It Impossible That Government Will Degenerate Into Tyranny
“Of the liberty of conscience in matters of religious faith, of speech and of the press; of the trial by jury of the vicinage in civil and criminal cases; of the benefit of the writ of habeas corpus; of the right to keep and bear arms…If these rights are well defined, and secured against encroachment, it is impossible that government should ever degenerate into tyranny.” – James Monroe
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Thought For the Day: Admitting You Were Wrong Only Says You Are Wiser Than Yesterday
“A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.” – Alexander Pope, poet (21 May 1688-1744
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Non-Binary Paradise Revealed
Have you ever wondered about Satan’s role as God’s prosecutor and role as sinful man’s adversary? John Milton did. At times, I find that interesting to look at as well.
Non-Binary Paradise Revealed by Michael Romani Consider if you might please Thoughts that may offer some release For example in a dissonance of perception A new way of thinking forms in reception That it is something more than imaginary The contrast between Devil and God isn't binary At least, it seems not so very strictly As some might state as if predictably Heaven and our Hells are properly understood And shaped my one's soul whether bad or good With each such Hell a degree of separation At least, in the ultimate pinnacle of revelation For myself, I prefer seeking beauty and nobility Not as much captivated by the darkness of humanity Each of our stories despite how they are sold Depend on each of our of readings for how these unfold Few paths follow a strict, narrow unyielding line Not yours and most definitely not mine (c) May 25, 2019 Michael Romani All Rights Reserved
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Tagged Adversary, Beauty, Contrast, Darkness, Degree of Separation, Dissonance, God, Heaven, Hell, Humanity, John Milton, Line, Mankind, Narrow, Noble, Non-Binary, Perception, Photograph, Poems, Poetry, Prosecutor, Revelation, Satan, Soul, Story, Strict, Unfold
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