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My Forever Valentine
My Forever Valentineby Michael DoyleAll the moments of life are lentCarelessly given and heavenly spentIt’s the separation and the lossThat defines what’s the bossCome away with me quietlyGiving your consent spoken and silentlyOpenly expressed inside your smileTelling me you’ll give … Continue reading →
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First Principles: No Man Is Good Enough To Govern Another Man Without That Other’s Consent. I Say This Is the Leading Principle – the Sheet Anchor of American Republicanism
“(N)o man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent. I say this is the leading principle—the sheet anchor of American republicanism.” – Abraham Lincoln, Speech on the Repeal of the Missouri Compromise ( October 16 1854)
First Principles: The Fabric of American Empire Ought To Rest On the Solid Basis of the Consent of the People
“The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of THE CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE. The streams of national power ought to flow from that pure, original fountain of all legitimate authority.” – Alexander Hamilton (1787)
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Consent of the Governed
Consent of the Governedby Michael DoyleAs a people, our government transformedWhen we could not be forcefully conformedTo a loss of rightful, popular sovereigntyThis could not be allowed by our dignityUnjust in his dictatorial set of actionsWe, the Americans, demanded satisfactionThis … Continue reading →
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First Principles: Each Person Having A Fixed Fundamental Right Born With (Them) As To the Freedom of Their Person and Property…Which…Cannot Be Deprived
“(E)ach man having a fixed Fundamental Right born with him as to the Freedom of his Person and Property in his Estate, which he cannot be deprived of, but either by his consent, or some Crime for which the Law … Continue reading →
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First Principles: The Fabric of American Empire Ought To Rest On the Solid Basis of the Consent of the People
“The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of the consent of the people. The streams of national power ought to flow immediately from that pure, original fountain of all legislative authority.” – Alexander Hamilton
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Tagged Alexander Hamilton, American Empire, Basis, Consent, Fabric, Federalist No. 22, First Principles, Flow, Fountain, Legitimate Authority, National Power, Streams, The People
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First Principles: Governments Are Instituted Among Men, Deriving Their Just Powers From the Consent of the Governed
“Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” –Declaration of Independence, 1776
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First Principles: To Secure These Rights, Governments Are Instituted Among Mankind, Deriving Their Just Powers From the Consent of the Governed
“That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” – Thomas Jefferson, in The Declaration of Independence
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Thought of the Day: Tyranny and Slavery, Are Alike Detestable To Minds Conscious of the Equal Dignity of Human Nature
“That the God of nature gave them life and freedom, upon the terms of the most perfect equality with other men; That freedom is an inherent right of the human species, not to be surrendered, but by consent… Tyranny and Slavery, … Continue reading →
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Consent of the Governed
Continuing in a series of poems about the establishment of our republican form of government and life under the rule of law as set out in our constitution: Consent of the Governed by Michael Doyle The standards are set by … Continue reading →
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