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First Principles: Children Should Be Educated and Instructed In the Principles of Freedom

“Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.” – John Adams

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Children of Our Sun

Children of Our Sunby Michael DoyleTonight, under the rise of the Cold MoonI realize another year has passed too soonAnd still, old truths bear the necessityOf being repeated with some incredulityDaily chaos brings particles of light That refract under the … Continue reading

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This Is Not True Victory

This Is Not True Victoryby Michael DoyleIn memory of Queen Lili‘uokalani I declare this is not a true victoryWhen back in the year of 1893The United States overthrew her monarchyDespite the wrongness of things doneShe did not choose the white … Continue reading

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To Preserve His Will

To Preserve His Willby Michael DoyleMy king is wonderfulAs merciful as He is powerfulI join the chorus to singHymns to the glory of my kingIn His glorious kingdomHe brings us liberty and freedomAs He shepherds our pathTo put the darkness … Continue reading

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Remembering Prince

Remembering Princeby Michael DoyleI remember listening to a nightingale singSomewhere in Europe and just about springAnd thinking about things dismissed in hasteA lot of which was only my imagined wasteOne of these was Prince, dead at fifty-sevenDid find his way … Continue reading

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First Principles: We Must Not Let Our Rulers Load Us With Perpetual Debt

“I am not among those who fear the people. They, and not the rich, are our dependence for continued freedom. And, to preserve their independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.” – Thomas Jefferson, Letter … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Silence Is Only Frightening To People Who Are Compulsively Verbalizing

“Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.” – William S. Burroughs, The Job Interviews With William S. Burroughs — In all his phases and evolutions, William S. Burroughs was perhaps more radical than most of the Beat … Continue reading

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First Principles: Be Americans. Let There Be No Sectionalism…You Are All Dependent On One Another and Should Be One In Union

“Be Americans. Let there be no sectionalism, no North, South, East or West. You are all dependent on one another and should be one in union. In one word, be a nation. Be Americans, and be true to yourselves.” – … Continue reading

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First Principles: Liberty Will Not Long Survive the Total Extinction of Morals

“Liberty will not long survive the total extinction of morals.” – Samuel Adams, in the record of the Second Continental Congress, April 30, 1776 — American sentiment is to be toward acting as docile slaves or standing up for the … Continue reading

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First Principles: Humanity Has Won Its Battle. Liberty Now Has A Country.

“Humanity has won its battle. Liberty now has a country.”– Marquis de Lafayette — This quoted excerpt from a letter from Marquis de Lafayette shortly after Yorktown captures the triumph of the human spirit in achieving freedom and establishing our … Continue reading

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