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First Principles: All Laws Must Have The Right of Reciprocation
“We lay it down as a fundamental, that laws, to be just, must give a reciprocation of right; that, without this, they are mere arbitrary rules of conduct, founded in force, and not in conscience.” – Thomas Jefferson (1782) … Continue reading
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Tagged Arbitrary, Conscience, First Principles, Force, Fundamental, Law, Reciprocation of Right, Rules of Conduct, Thomas Jefferson
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First Principles: Each Person Is Protected In the Right To Worship Per the Dictates of Their Conscience
“[E]very man, conducting himself as a good citizen, and being accountable to God alone for his religious opinions, ought to be protected in worshipping the Deity according to the dictates of his own conscience.” – George Washington, letter to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Accountable, Citizen, Conscience, First Principles, Free Will, George Washington, God, Individual, Protected, Religious Perspective, Worship
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Thought For the Day x 2: In Remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
“Cowardice asks the question, ‘Is it safe?’ Expediency asks the question, “Is it politic?” Vanity asks the question, “Is it popular?” But, conscience asks the question, “Is it right?” And there comes a time when one must take a position … Continue reading
First Principles: Giving Up the Right of Property Delivers the Conscience Into Bondage
“There is not a single instance in history in which civil liberty was lost, and religious liberty preserved entire. If therefore we yield up our temporal property, we at the same time deliver the conscience into bondage.” –John Witherspoon, The … Continue reading
Thought of the Day: Conscience Isn’t Dictated By Majority Rule
“The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” -Harper Lee, writer (28 Apr 1926-2016) Atticus Finch states this in Chapter 11 of To Kill A Mockingbird. If you’re inclined to read the full text of this … Continue reading
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Tagged Conscience, George W Bush, Harper Lee, Literary Classic, Majority Rule, Science, To Kill A Mockingbird
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Never A Good Thing
After some thought and careful consideration, I’ve decided to edit this post to reflect that it will stand as my response to the challenge to Day 26 of the Poem A Day challenge. I am completely convinced that scientists in … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Civilization, Conscience, Deniers, Dissenters, Earth Day, Gaia, Hypocrisy, Hypotheses, Industrialization, Oxymoron, Partisan, Performance Art, Science, Secular Religion, Theology, Truth
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