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First Principles: Peace Requires Strength and The Willingness To Use It
“These people are either too superstitiously religious, or too cowardly for arms; they either can not or dare not defend ; their property is open to anyone who has the courage to attack them… The supposed quietude of a good man … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd Amendment, Arms, Defense, First Principles, History, Peace, Strength, Thomas Paine
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Washington’s Legacy
Washington’s Legacy by Michael Romani Looking back on the edges of history Today, I am thinking how Washington Aided by others acted to save his legacy Like most creatures, born of necessity Sown were the bitter fruits of American victory … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Success Means To Keep On Going With Enthusiasm
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill Keep the inner fire burning regardless of how many times you need to keep working on accomplishing your goals. That’s the secret to success. Failure … Continue reading
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Tagged Enthusiasm, Failure, Fortitude, History, Perservere, Success, Winston Churchill
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Life of Thomas More – William Roper
William Roper was an English lawyer and member of Parliament who also happened to be the son-in-law of Sir Thomas More. He lived until January 4, 1578. During his life, he was in a good position to gain insight into … Continue reading
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Tagged Harvard Classics, Henry VIII, History, Integrity, Reformation, The Life of Thomas More, Utopia, William Roper
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First Principles: Love Liberty Enough To Guard and Defend It
“God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.” – Daniel Webster, in Speech (3 June 1834); reported in Edward Everett, ed., The Works of Daniel Webster (1851), volume iv, page 47 … Continue reading
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Tagged Daniel Webster, Defend, Faithfulness, First Principles, God, Guard, History, Inalienable, Liberty, Love
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Pliny’s Letters
This was to be blogged yesterday. Unfortunately, sometimes not feeling well gets the better of me. I chose sleep over blogging. Okay, truth be told, my body did. I had duly set an alarm. Better living through chemicals and a … Continue reading
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Tagged Early Christianity, Emperor Trajan, Harvard Classics, History, Letters, Mt. Vesuvius, Pliny, Rome
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Unconquerable Legacy
Unconquerable Legacy by Michael Romani Undivided We are unconquerable That doesn’t mean We don’t need to be flexible We, the people Are a team Each of us part Of that All-American Dream There have been times That we have forgotten … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American Dream, History, Legacy, Liberty, Liberty Tree, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Providence, Together, Unconquerable, USA, We The People
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Gratitude
Let every day be a day of humble gratitude Filled with love and giving each other latitude As we look around us in our moments of every day I do not know about you, but, I find that in every … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Daily Prompt, Gratitude, History, Legacy, Thankfulness, Wordpress
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First Principles: The Ruin of Many Nations Comes Through Unjust Favoritism
“History affords us many instances of the ruin of states, by the prosecution of measures ill suited to the temper and genius of their people. The ordaining of laws in favor of one part of the nation, to the prejudice … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Franklin, Equality, Factions, Fairness, First Principles, History, Impartial, Oppression, Partiality, Ruin, United States, Unity
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 