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First Principles: Would It Not Be Better To Simplify the System of Taxation Rather Than To Spread It Over Such A Variety of Subjects and Pass Through So Many New Hands
“Would it not be better to simplify the system of taxation rather than to spread it over such a variety of subjects and pass through so many new hands.” – Thomas Jefferson (1784)
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Tagged Better, First Principles, Hands, Pass, Simplify, Spread, System, Taxation, Thomas Jefferson, Variety of Subjects
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Beautifully Amazed
Beautifully Amazedby Michael DoyleWe paint a life seen togetherCertain that our blessings are betterAs we talk into the nightBefore we know it, it’s the morning lightLearning things of complexityAs we break it down into simplicityLife can be overly demandingBut it … Continue reading
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Tagged Aloud, Amaze, Astound, Beautiful, Better, Blessings, Break It Down, Care, Certain, Complexity, Demanding, Dreams, Eyes, Know, Learn, Life, Look, Love Is Blind, Make, Moments, Morning Light, New Traditions, Night, Paint, Play, Poetry and Poems, Quiet Moments, Realize, Rendition, Safe, Share, Shared, Show, Simplicity, Space, Talk, Together, Understanding, Vision, Words, Your Ways
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First Principles: It Is A Principle Incorporated Into the Settled Policy of America, That As Peace Is Better Than War, War Is Better Than Tribute
“It is a principle incorporated into the settled policy of America, that as peace is better than war, war is better than tribute.” – James Madison (1816)
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Tagged America, Better, First Principles, Incorporated, James Madison, Peace, Principle, Settled Policy, Tribute, War
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At First Sight…
At First Sight…by Michael DoyleAt first sight, it is the love expectedAfter a life of being unrequitedI feel it with the kiss of your lipsThe sparks run to my fingertipsI pay attention to what my heart tells meWhile praying to … Continue reading
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Tagged Attention, Believe, Better, Blind, Close, Come Out Well, Control, Destiny, Do, Don't, Emotions, Expected, Eyes, Fade, Fail Me, Fairytale, Feel, Finger Tips, First Sight, God, Good Season, Guiding Light, Happen, Heart, Hero, Just As Well, Kiss, Kiss Farewell, Life, Lips, Look, Love, Love Is Kind, Night, Overhelming, Poetry and Poems, Pray, Prevail, Reason, See, Smile, Soul, Sparks, Together, Touch, Unrequited, Warmth, With My Heart, Worse
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Happy Death Day!
Happy Death Day!by Michael DoyleSplitting hangover starts the dayAgain and again in instant replayYou’re certain you have been here beforeFrom what’s seen, you don’t need thinking any moreDespite appearances, you won’t feel better tomorrowYour two choices are either fear or … Continue reading
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Tagged Again and Again, Alley, Answers, Appearance, Before, Beleated, Better, Broken Dreams, Cause, Celebration, Certain, Coming Apart, Curtain, Dead, Death, Delirium, Despite, Disorder, Equilibrium, Fear, Hangover, Happy Death DAy, Head, Hurt, Idiocy, Instant Replay, Invitation, Kissed, Last Breath, Leave, Life, Life Grinds, Lucky, Missed, Pain, Poetry, Poetry and Poems, Run, Sanity, Seams, Search, Seen, Self, Shelf, Sorrow, Think, This Day, Through, Tomorrow, Two Choices, Universal
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First Principles: It Is Better To Offer No Excuse Than A Bad One
“It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.” – George Washington to his orphaned charge, Harriot (or Harriet Washington) Sunday, October 30, 1791
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First Principles: The More Man Meditates Upon Good Thoughts, the Better Will Be His World and the World At Large
“The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.” – Confucius
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Time Is A One Way Glass
Time Is A One Way Glassby Michael DoyleSometimes time is a one way glassLooking in to take that passIt might be that you’re better than meI guess we’ll just have to wait and seeBut ain’t it sad to feel this … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad, Better, Better Times, Devil Woman, Glass, Inaccuracy, Necromancy, One Way, Pass, Play, Poetry and Poems, Remember, Sad, See, Time, Truth, Wait, Where
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First Principles: Be At War With Your Vices, At Peace With Your Neighbors, and Let Every New Year Find You A Better Man
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.“ – Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanac (1775)
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Tagged Benjamin Franklin, Better, Every, First Principles, Man, Neighbors, New Year, Peace, Person, Poor Richard's Almanac (1775), Vices, War
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