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First Principles: Among the Natural Rights of All Is First the Right To Life
“Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, and thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can.” – Samuel Adams
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Tagged Defend, First Principles, Liberty, Manner, Natural Right, Property, Right To Life, Samuel Adams
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Thought For the Day: Freedom Is the Sure Possession of Those Alone Who Have the Courage To Defend It
“Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.” – Pericles
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Tagged Alone, Courage, Defend, Freedom, Pericles, Possession, Sure, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: Resistance To Tyranny Is the Christian and Social Duty of Each Person
“Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual …Continue steadfast and, with a proper sense of your dependence on God, nobly defend those rights which heaven gave, and no man ought to take from us.”. – … Continue reading
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Tagged Chistian, Defend, Dependence, Duty, First Principles, God, Haven, Individual, John Hancock, Man, Resist, Rights, Social, Steadfast, Take, Tyranny
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An Elegy To Common Sense
Poem A Day #11 is to be an elegy. The word prompt is ‘black hole’. Milkwood’s definition of elegy is limited to the following. I would argue that the person who wrote the notecard needs to revisit this. I have … Continue reading
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Tagged America First, American, Attitude, Black Hole, Blindman's Bluff, Border Fence, Borders, Build, Cardinal Rule, Common Sense, Conservative, Country, Death, Defend, Dense, Despotism, Destination, Discrimination, Domestic, Drug Lords, Elegy, Elite, Enemy, Exist, Followers, Foreign, Globalist, Heath, History, Immoral, Legal Immigration, Liberty, Live or Die, Milkwood, MS 13, Nation, National Defense, Oath, Old Hat, Patriot, Patriotic, Platitude, Poem A Day, Poor, Porous Border, Pretense, Primary, Principle, Progressive, Protect, Rule of Law, Secure, Servants, Statesmen, Support, Surrender, Sworn, Terrorist, Thirst, Victimless Crimes
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Valentine’s Day Villanelle
Milkwood’s Poem A Day #7 is at best very difficult. The form is the Villanelle. The word prompt is ‘tide’. The villanelle consists of: “19 lines. Two rhymes. Two lines that repeat. Six stanzas – five are three lines each … Continue reading
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Tagged Alone, Best Friend, Cruel, Defend, Dinner, End, God, Knows, Light, Man, Milkwood, Movie, Peace, Poem, Poem A Day, Poetry, Spoof, Television, Think, Tide, Told, Valentine's Day, Villanelle
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Letter To A Friend
I was thinking on something earlier. Sadly, I often do that. Think. Doesn’t always pay off well. This time maybe it did. Letter To A Friend by Michael Romani The world can be a cruel place He says with … Continue reading
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Tagged Believe, Choice, Compliance, Cruel, Decide, Defend, Friend, Game, Innocent, Letter, Madness, Mind, One Life, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reflection, Self Respect, Self-Reliance, Star, Swallow, Well Meaning, Wish, World, You
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Happy Birthday, US Navy!
In 1775 the US Navy was birthed to help take on tyranny. It’s still on mission today. October 13, 2018 was its anniversary. We would be remiss if we didn’t show our gratitude for all that’s been done on behalf … Continue reading
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Tagged Defend, Duty, Fight, Freedom, Happy Birthday US Navy, History, Mission, Navy, Service, Tradition, Tyranny
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The Great Fall
Based in part on The Great Wall movie… The Great Fall by Michael Romani There is that nameless order There on every life’s border There are changes to behold And with them, new stories to be told Though the greatest … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Defend, Father, Grace, Nameless Order, Paper Lanterns, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Poor In Spirit, Protect, The Great Wall, Time, Trust, Wisdom
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First Principles: The Most Important Role of the Executive Is to Preserve, Protect and Defend the Constitution
“The duty imposed upon him to take care, that the laws be faithfully executed, follows out the strong injunctions of his oath of office, that he will ‘preserve, protect, and defend the constitution.’ The great object of the executive department … Continue reading
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Tagged Defend, Duty, Executive, Faithful, First Principles, Governance, Joseph Story, Oath of Office, Preserve, Protect
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First Principles: The President Is Under The Most Solemn Duty To the Constitution
“No man can well doubt the propriety of placing a president of the United States under the most solemn obligations to preserve, protect, and defend the constitution. It is a suitable pledge of his fidelity and responsibility to his country; … Continue reading
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Tagged Defend, First Principles, Joseph Story, Preserve, Protect, Solemn Obligation, US Constitution
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