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First Principles: Never Give Up A Well Principled Fight
“I have not yet begun to fight!” – John Paul Jones (1779)
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Tagged Defeat, Determination, Fight, First Principles, John Paul Jones, Life, Perserverance, Spirit, Victory
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First Principles: We Determine To Die Or Be Free
“Nevertheless, to the persecution and tyranny of his cruel ministry we will not tamely submit — appealing to Heaven for the justice of our cause, we determine to die or be free.” – Joseph Warren, American account of the Battle … Continue reading
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Tagged Appeal, Battle of Lexington, Cause, Determination, First Principles, Heaven, Joseph Warren, Justice, Live Free Or Die, Presecution, Submission, Tyranny
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First Principles: Allowing Only the Judiciary To Decide What Is Constitutional Leads To Despotism
“[T]he opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional and what not, not only for themselves, in their, own sphere of action, but for the Legislature and Executive also in their spheres, would make … Continue reading
Daily Prompt – Deter
Sadly, WordPress has stopped posting a Daily Prompt. Shocking as that is, life goes on. A blogging friend, Scot Andrew Bailey, in an intelligent protest against WordPress just dumping a feature that many of really liked is doing his own … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle, Challenges, Daily Prompt, Deter, Determination, Doubt, Improvisation, Inspiration, Prevail, Prompts, Scot Andrew Bailey, Showing Up, Travails, Winning Cup, Wordpress
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First Principles: Never Be Idle
“Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time, who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done, if we are always doing.” – Thomas Jefferson, letter to Martha … Continue reading
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Tagged Accomplish, Achieve, Determination, Doing, First Principles, Goals, Martha Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson, Time, Usefulness
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First Principles: A Nation Should Be Slow In Going Into War and Decisive When It Has Do So
“It is too true, however disgraceful it may be to human nature, that the nations in general will make war whenever they have a prospect of getting anything by it, nay that absolute monarchs, will often make war when their … Continue reading
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Tagged Decisive, Deliberate, Determination, Federalist Papers, First Principles, Gain, John Jay, Just, Purposeful, War
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First Principles: Perseverance Is Essential To Victory
“I have not yet begun to fight.” – John Paul Jones The story behind this quote as a retort in a battle that seemed all but lost and yet was turned around into a victory is told here: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/johnpauljones.htm As … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle, Determination, Essential, Fight, First Principles, John Paul Jones, Perserverance, Victory
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Thought For the Day: The World Is Malleable
“The world is more malleable than you think and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape.” – Bono, Musician and Social Activist I remember watching U2 play at the US Festival a lifetime ago and telling my friends … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Bono, Determination, Dreams, Hard Work, Idealism, Malleable, Obstacles, Perserverance, Thought of the Day, U2, US Festival, Yoda
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