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First Principles: Guard Against the Impostures of Pretended Patriotism
“Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.” – George Washington (1796)
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Tagged Against, First Principles, George Washington, Guard, Imposture, Patriotism, Pretend
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Thankfulness For the Armor of God
A poem in gratitude for our creator #18: Thankfulness For the Amor of God by Michael Romani When I look into the mirror It no longer takes a seer To see that I am not the enemy But am still … Continue reading
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Tagged Adversary, Armor, Battle, Blind, Captive, Clever, Creator, Dark, Devil, Die, Dream, Enemy, Face, False, Fight, God, Grace, Gratitude, Greed, Ground, Guard, Harsh, Heart, Holy, Humility, Leader, Light, Lion, Lose, Mature, Me, Mirror, Need, Patient, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Prowl, Remind, Remorse, Saving Grace, Scheme, Seer, Self, Simple, Step By Step, Stubborn, Submit, Thanks, True, Truth, Whisper, You, Youth, Zion
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First Principles: Guard With Jealous Attention the Public Liberty
“Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.” – Patrick Henry (1788)
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Tagged Approach, Attention, Everyone, First Principles, Force, Guard, Jewel, Patrick Henry, Preserve, Public Liberty, Rui, Suspect
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To Find Happiness
I think maybe a bit dour… To Find Happiness by Michael Romani I have been fighting to survive From the day I was born Struggling just to stay alive To find happiness and not be forlorn I have walked each … Continue reading
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Tagged Anchor, Bend, Bliss, Born, Care, Cross, Depend, Destroy, Empty, Fault, Fight, Forlorn, Forward, God, Guard, Happiness, Mask, Numb, Oblivious, Onward, Pain, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Press, Reason, Struggle, Survive, Touch, Toward, Vain, Walk, Will, Wish
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First Principles: It Isn’t A Question of What Mankind’s Natural Rights Are, But, How These Are To Be Guarded
“The question is, not what rights naturally belong to man, but how they may be most equally and effectually guarded in society.” – Roger Sherman
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Tagged Belong, Effect, Equal, First Principles, Guard, Mankind, Question, Rights, Roger Sherman, Society
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Thought For the Day: Guard Your Kindness Within; Knowing How To Give Without Hesitation; Lose Without Regret and Acquire Without Meanness
“Guard within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.” – George Sand [pen name of Amantine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin], novelist (1 Jul 1804-1876)
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Tagged Acquire, George Sand, Give, Guard, Kindness, Know, Lose, Mean, Regret, Thought For the Day, Treasure, Your
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To Find Peace
Based in part on Book of Philippians 4:4-7 : To Find Peace by Michael Romani This world is filled with turmoil Where tempers find their boil And peace is so hard to find How did do we leave this behind … Continue reading
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Tagged Act, Anxious, Blessings, Comfort, Cultivate, Days, Emulate, Faith, Find, Forgive, Gentleness, Grateful, Guard, Heat, Hurry, Instruction, Kindness, Love, Overcome, Peace, Philippians, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Protect, Rejoice, Share, Steps, Supplicate, Thanksgiving, Trust, Truth, Tumoil, Ways, World, Worry
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First Principles: Guard Public Liberty Vigilantly Against Anyone Who Seeks To Encroach On This
“Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.” – Patrick Henry, speech in the Virginia Ratifying Convention, … Continue reading
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Tagged Attention, First Principles, Force, Guard, Jewel, Patrick Henry, Preserve, Public Liberty, Ruin, Suspect
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First Principles: Let Us Never Forget That America’s Inheritance Rests On A History of Heroes Struggling For Our Future Generations
“Let the American youth never forget, that they possess a noble inheritance, bought by the toils, and sufferings, and blood of their ancestors; and capacity, if wisely improved, and faithfully guarded, of transmitting to their latest posterity all the substantial … Continue reading
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Tagged American Youth, Ancestors, Blessings of Life, Blood, First Principles, Guard, Independence, Joseph Story, Liberty, Never Forget, Noble Inheritance, Peace, Posterity, Property, Religion, Toil, Transmit
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First Principles: It Is Essential To Preserve Liberty That All People Possess Arms and Be Taught How To Use Them
“Whereas, to preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them; nor does it follow from this, that all promiscuously must go into … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Republican Principle, Arms, Federal Farmer, First Principles, Guard, Liberty, Possess, Preserve, Richard Henry Lee, Select Milita, Taught, The People, Use
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