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Thought For the Day: The Deterioration of Any Government Begins With the Decay of Its Founding Principles
“The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.” – Charles de Montesquieu (1689-1755) If you have not yet read Spirit of Laws, I wish to highly recommend it. An English translation … Continue reading
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Tagged Abuse, Apt, Authority, Charles de Montesquieu, Decay, Deterioration, Experience, Foundation, Government, Power, Principles, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: Foreign Influence Is A Baneful Foe To Republican Government
“History and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of Republican Government.” – George Washington (1796)
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Tagged Experience, First Principles, Foe, Foreign Influence, George Washington, Government, History, Republic
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First Principles: A Judge, Particularly A Supreme Court Justice, Should Be of Particular Merit, Character and Ability
“Judges, therefore, should be always men of learning and experience in the laws, of exemplary morals, great patience, calmness, coolness, and attention. Their minds should not be distracted with jarring interests; they should not be dependent upon any man, or … Continue reading
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Tagged Attention, Calm, Coolness, Experience, First Princicples, Focused, Independent, John Adams, Judges, Law, Learning, Moral, Patient
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First Principles: There Is No Graver Error Than To Rest Our Nation On Favors From Other Nations
“There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate upon real favors from Nation to Nation. ‘Tis an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.” – George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796 … Continue reading
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Tagged Calculation, Cure, Discard, Error, Expectation, Experience, Favor, First Principles, Foreign Nations, George Washington, Illusion, Pride
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Daily Prompt – Defeat
In my experience, time is often too fleet In all the challenges we will need to meet But there are many ways on this street To hand our enemies their needed defeat Sun Tzu said many things on this subject … Continue reading
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Tagged Art of War, Challenge, Daily Prompt, Defeat, Enemy, Experience, Gain, Gentle, Lessons, Met, Strong, Sun Tzu, Time, Victory, Wisdom
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Sisters In Life
Sisters in this life, that life and even Second Life have this innate need to bond more than clash. Someone suggested this the topic of a poem. Sisters In Life by Michael Romani Despite all the clashes; despite all … Continue reading
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Tagged Angels, Bond, Clash, Dependence, Experience, Life, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Side By Side, Sisters, Story
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Dancer’s Guillotine
Dancer’s Guillotine by Michael Romani It’s a denunciation of distinction A singularity calling out its fascination The deepest feeling, reeling in my heart The point from which surrealism departs This world is a chaotic scene of violence Shown to you … Continue reading
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Tagged American Tragedy, Benevolence, Broken Window, Compassion, Dancer, Empathy, Experience, Guillotine, Impact, Introspection, Irony, Life, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Singularity, Soul, Sway, Tyranny, Violence
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Skewed
Invisibly standing under a pale light moon Reading the past into my future like a rune I think of things done and that I’ve viewed And see quite clearly how much of it is skewed Somewhere in a life borne … Continue reading
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Tagged Abyss, Daily Prompt, Doors of Perception, Experience, Heaven and Hell, Invisible, Knowledge, Man, Moon, Open, Perennial Sense, Philosophy, Rune, Sacramental Vision, Skewed, Tale, Theology, Truth, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: No Two Persons Have Read the Same Book
“No two persons ever read the same book.” – Edmund Wilson, critic (8 May 1895-1972)
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Tagged Book, Edmund Wilson, Experience, Individuals, Opinions, Perspective, Read, Reading, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: Bad Weather Looks Worse Through A Window
“Bad weather always looks worse through a window.” – Tom Lehrer, singer-songwriter and mathematician (b. 9 Apr 1928)
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Tagged Bad Weather, Cognition, Distortion, Experience, Prespective, Thought For the Day, Tom Lehrer, Window, Worse
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