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First Principles: It Should Be Our Endeavor To Cultivate the Peace and Friendship of Every Nation
““It should be our endeavor to cultivate the peace and friendship of every nation.” – Thomas Jefferson (1787)
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Tagged Cultivate, Endeavor, Every Nation, First Principles, Friendship, Peace, Thomas Jefferson
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A Harper Rises
A Harper Risesby Michael DoyleWhen a harper rises from his slumberAnd whatever the spell that he’s been underHe will find his answers become rightAs though illuminated by the lightNo longer trading in colloquialisms and slightBut speaking only the true, noble, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alibi, Answer, Begun, Brdige, Brink, Clever, Conceive, Crumble, Dare, Done, Endeavor, Faith, Fog, Forget, Good fight, Harper, Humble, Illuminate, Journey, Life, Light, Love, Nobility, Noble, Poetry and Poems, Puzzles, Right, Rise, Saving Grace, Sensibility, Setting Sun, Slumber, Speak, Spell, Stride, Strong, Stumble, Think, Tight, Trade, Tragic Pride, True, Under, Victory, Way, Weak, Winds of Time
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First Principles: It Is Necessary For Every American…To Endeavor To Stop the Dissemination of Principles, ..Destructive of the Cause For Which They Have Bled
“It is necessary for every American, with becoming energy to endeavor to stop the dissemination of principles evidently destructive of the cause for which they have bled. It must be the combined virtue of the rulers and of the people … Continue reading
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Tagged Bled, Cause, Civil and Religious Rights, Destructive, Dissemination, Endeavor, Energy, Every American, First Principles, Form, Government, Mercy Warren, Necessary, Principles, Tyranny
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First Principles: A Good Moral Character Is the First Essential In A Man…The Habits Contracted At Your Age Are Generally Indelible
“[A] good moral character is the first essential in a man, and that the habits contracted at your age are generally indelible, and your conduct here may stamp your character through life. It is therefore highly important that you should … Continue reading
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Tagged Age, Character, Conduct, Contract, Endeavor, First Essential, First Principles, George Washington, Good Moral Character, Habits, Important, Indelible, Learned, Life, Virtuous
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First Principles: It Is Necessary For Every American, With Becoming Energy To Endeavor To Stop the Dissemination of Principles Evidently Destructive of the Cause For Which They Have Bled
“It is necessary for every American, with becoming energy to endeavor to stop the dissemination of principles evidently destructive of the cause for which they have bled.” – Mercy Warren (1805)
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Tagged Bled, Cause, Destructive, Dissemination, Endeavor, Energy, Every American, First Principles, Mercy Otis Warren, Necessary, Principles, Stop
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Played On and On
Played On and Onby Michael Doyle I always wonderedWhat tomorrow would bringAs I charged aheadDoing my best at everything And though I’ve made big mistakesI did my best at everythingFingers bled into these heartachesListening to the others sing Please don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Best, Contrary, Cry, Endeavor, Extraordinary, Forever, Forget, Goodbye, Heartaches, Lipstick Trace, Memories, Mistakes, Night, On and On, Played, Poetry and Poems, Regret, Tomrrow, Years
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First Principles: It Is Necessary For Every American…To Endeavor To Stop the Dissemination of Principles…Destructive of the Cause For Which They Have Bled
“It is necessary for every American, with becoming energy to endeavor to stop the dissemination of principles evidently destructive of the cause for which they have bled. It must be the combined virtue of the rulers and of the people … Continue reading
First Principles: It Is Necessary For Every American, With Becoming Energy To Endeavor To Stop the Dissemination of Principles Evidently Destructive of the Cause For Which They Have Bled
“It is necessary for every American, with becoming energy to endeavor to stop the dissemination of principles evidently destructive of the cause for which they have bled. It must be the combined virtue of the rulers and of the people … Continue reading
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Tagged Appear, Cause, Civil and Religious Rights, Endeavor, Energy, Every American, First Principles, Form, Government, Mercy Warren, Mode, Necessary, Prinicples, Ruler, The People, Tyranny, Virtue
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First Principles: A Good Moral Character Is the First Essential In Mankind…You Should Endeavor Not Only To Be Learned But Virtuous
“[A] good moral character is the first essential in a man, and that the habits contracted at your age are generally indelible, and your conduct here may stamp your character through life. It is therefore highly important that you should … Continue reading


