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First Principles: It is Inconsistent, Unjust and Impious To Fight And Pray for Freedom While Keeping Others In Slavery
“That men should pray and fight for their own freedom and yet keep others in slavery is certainly acting a very inconsistent, as well as unjust and perhaps impious, part.” – John Jay, Reference The Life and Times of John … Continue reading
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Tagged Fight, First Principles, Freedom, Impious, Incosistent, John Jay, Me, Others, Pray, Slavery, Unjust
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Flying Solo
Since mankind began, there has been the hero’s journey. A man starts with just his dreams and builds his world or fails. Those with heart prevail. That then is the trick to this tale. Flying Solo by Michael Romani Long … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Arrive, Band of Thieves, Company, Conquer, Crime, Day, Determine, Dice, Dignity, Dream, Easy, Escape, Every, Family, Fight, Fly, Free, Freedom, Hero's Journey, Joyride, Key, Kinship, Knees, Man, Might, Night, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Power Chord, Prevail, Promise, Rebel, Resist, Sight, Solo, Some, Soul, Stars, Steady, Streets, Survival, Syndicate, Tale, Tight, Trick, Will To Survive
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First Principles: Those Who Wish the Blessings of Liberty Must Work Diligently To Support It
“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.” – Thomas Paine (1777)
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Tagged Blessing, Effort, Expect, First Principles, Freedom, Support, Thomas Paine, Work
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Thought For the Day: Focus On Freedom and Development of Character To Realize the Potential of Individuals
“Envy doesn’t create wealth. Freedom and character does. How about we focus less on punishing those who succeed and more on helping those who are not realizing their potential?” – Star Parker
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Tagged Character, Create, Envy, Focus, Freedom, Help, Potential, Punish, Realize, Star Parker, Success, Thoughr For the Day, Wealth
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In the Valley of the Wolf
Based on the reintroduction of wolves into some select wilderness areas: In the Valley of the Wolf by Michael Romani In a mixed experiment Between purpose and accident There is a blend On which side it might depend One side, … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Alpha, Ancestral Home, Biology, Canis Lupus, Clearing, Cold, Fear, Freedom, Generation, Greeting, Harmony, Howl, Lost Connection, Mtyhology, Night, Personality, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Privilege, Resonant, Riparian, Shadow, Social, Solitary, Valley, Veneration, Winter's Day, Wolf, Wolves
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American Lion: Speaker of Truth
Frederick Douglass was a Republican. I love when I read the Left try to work its way around that with lies and pretense and then try to make the case anything but than it was. The Republicans formed in … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged American, American History, American Lion, Believer, Chains, Change, Color, Confederacy, Contradiction, Craftwork, Democrats, Derision, Division, Equality, Frederick Douglass, Freedom, Hero, Humanity, Identity, Jim Crow, Liberty, Life, Marxist, Mock, Mortal Sin, Nation, Nuances, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Principles, Republican, Reverse Discrimination, Skin Color, Speak, Tales, Tension, Truth
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Points of Consideration
Tonight on election eve, it seems we have some things to think about in the US. This is how my side sees it. It wouldn’t be my side if I didn’t tend to agree, ya know? Points of Consideration by … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems, Uncategorized
Tagged Achievement, Aggrievement, Choice, Choices, Complain, Conformity, Consequences, Conservative, Consideration, Contradiction, Culture, Dedication, Direction, Dissent, Diversity, Education, Election, Enormity, Erosion, Forget, Free Market of Ideas, Free Speech, Freedom, God, Health Care, Identity Politics, Nation, One Size Fits All, Pain, Patriotism, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Progressive, Reflection, Regret, Rule of Law, Socialism, Stratification, Struggle, Together, Tradition, Trample, Unity, Values, Victim, Voice
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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
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Defend, Duty, Fight, Freedom, Happy Birthday US Navy, History, Mission, Navy, Service, Tradition, Tyranny
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Daily Prompt – Unfallen
Today’s challenge is yet another from a conversation with a friend. I was explaining to Veri that years ago I had formed a guild in a fairly popular online game and called that guild The Unfallen. The guild’s purpose was … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories, Uncategorized
Tagged Battle Front, Calling, Daily Prompt, Fallen, First Responders, Freedom, Heritage, Heroes, Home Front, Honor, Knights, Liberty, Military, Mothers, Price, Sacred Duty, Sacrifice, Salute, Service, Stil Standing, Tales, Unfallen, Wives
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