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First Principles: The Peaceful Transfer of Authority Is Rare In History, Yet Common In Our Country. With A Simple Oath, We Affirm Old Traditions and Make New Beginnings
“The peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings.” – George W. Bush
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Tagged Authority, Common, Country, First Principles, George W. Bush, History, New Beginnings, Old Tradition, Peaceful Transfer, Rare, Simple Oath
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First Principles: Democracy and Socialism Have Nothing In Common But One Word, Equality. But Notice the Difference While Democracy Seeks Equality in Liberty, Socialism Seeks Equality in Restraint and Servitude
“Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.” – Alexis de Tocqueville
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Tagged Alexis de Tocqueville, Common, Democracy, Difference, Equality, First Principles, Liberty, Resttraint, Servitude, Socialism
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Like A Velvet Snare
Like A Velvet Snareby Michael DoyleShe looked at meWith the eyes of an angelI was worried there’d beSome kind of angleI put my guard upShe dropped it with a smileBefore I knew what was upThere could be no denialI knew … Continue reading
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Tagged Air, Angel, Angle, Beyond, Bond, Common, Curiosity, Deep Look, Denial, Do-It-Yourself, Each Other's Face, Eternity, Eyes, Feeling, Forward, Gone, Grace, Guard, Her Man, Innuendo, Knew, Life's Journey, Life's Window, Look, Nobility, Our Hearts, Poetry and Poems, Question, Sensuality, Sepcial, Simple, Smile, Snare, Soul, Subtle Habits, Tale, Tone, Touch, Velvet, Velvet Snare, What Was Up, Wish, Worry
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The Rock Hewn Churches of Lalibela
The Rock Hewn Churches of Lalibelaby Michael DoylePeople tend to adopt the way of othersThey suit their own cultures to another’sAnd as people seek commonality with each otherThey also signify differences with one anotherIn Ethiopia’s highlands, we find many depictionsOf … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Angels, Arc of the Convenant, Bible, Black Jesus, Building, Common, Complexity, Conversion, Culture, Dead, Differences, Dignity, Diversity, Ethiiopia, ethiopia, Excavation, Explanation, Ezana Stone, God, God's Glory, Ground, Highland, History, Human Heart, Human Story, Imagery, Inconic, Jesus, Lalibela, Layers of Complexity, Lucy, Memories, Monoliths, Mysterry, Orthocox, Pillars, Poetry and Poems, Reality, Relationship, Revealing, Rock Hewn Churches, Sacred, Sacred FAce, Simplicity, St Mary of Zion, Steles, Testament, The Leakeys, The Nine Saints, Throne, Travel, UNESCO, Wonder, Worship
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The Something Better
The Something Betterby Michael DoyleWe all need our person we can go toIt’s the heart and soul of me and youSomeone to fit in with who we areThe seventh string on a six-string guitarWe share ourselves molded like clayTo find … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, Art, Beautiful Smile, Become, Believe, Beyond, Clay, Common, Connections, Deceived, Different, Door, Equally Weighed, Fit, Focus, Forever Stay, Foward, Go To, Guitar, Heart, Heart and Soul, Hidden, Hold Tight, Laugh, Little Details, Love, Me and You, Mold, Moments, More, Multiple Choices, Need, Never Leave, Our Person, Poetry and Poems, Received, Repentance, Reverent, Right, Share, Silent Prayers, Small Voices, Something Better, Souls, Speak, Stars, Style, This Time, Tight, Together, What's Real, Wish
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Thought For the Day: Education Perverts the Mind Since We Are Directly Opposing the Natural Development of Our Mind By Obtaining Ideas First and Observations Last
“Education perverts the mind since we are directly opposing the natural development of our mind by obtaining ideas first and observations last. This is why so few men of learning have such sound common sense as is quite common among … Continue reading
Cracking Hearts Into Holiness
Cracking Hearts Into Holinessby Michael DoyleThe temptations that we faceAre common to others as we embraceGod’s family, and begin to shareThis walk of love in all that we careIndifference and hurt build the wallsThat hardens us, until we recallOur need … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Care, Clay, Common, Daily Walk, Eden, Embrace, Harden, Hearts, Holiness, Hurt, Illustrate, Love, Poetry and Poems, Potter's Hands, Renew, Share, Talk, Temptations, Vessels of Clay, Walls
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First Principles: No Temptation Has Overtaken You Except What Is Common To Mankind
“No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians 10:13 (NIV), A Way Out, Bear, Beyond, Common, Endure, Except, Faithful, First Principles, God, Mankind, Overtaken, Provide, Temptation
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First Principles: It Is A Just Observation That the People Commonly Intend the Public Good. This Often Applies To Their Very Errors.
“It is a just observation that the people commonly intend the Public Good. This often applies to their very errors. But their good sense would despise the adulator who should pretend they always reason right about the means of promoting … Continue reading
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Tagged Adulator, Alexander Hamilton, Common, Despise, Errors, First Principles, Good Sense, Just Observation, Means, Pretend, Promote, Public Good, Reason, The People
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