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Leaving the Night Behind
Leaving the Night Behindby Michael DoyleMay it be the strength of His word, not mineThat my life praises on as it shines.Blessings are here waiting for us to live,And it began as the Lord forgives. I have found that loving … Continue reading
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Tagged Attention, Believe, Bible, Blessings, Christianity, Collapse of Truth, Conversation, Darkness, Destination, Discern, Epidemic of Loneliness, Faith, God, His Word, Ignorance, Intention, Jesus, Light, Live, Loving God, My Life, New Lessons, Night, Pessimism, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Shine, Strength, The Lord, Tribalism
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First Principles: Whatever Spreads Ignorance, Poverty and Discontent Causes Crime. Criminals Have Their Own Responsibility.. But They Are Merely the Hand
“Crimes increase as education, opportunity, and property decrease. Whatever spreads ignorance, poverty and, discontent causes crime…. Criminals have their own responsibility, their own share of guilt, but they are merely the hand…. Whoever interferes with equal rights and equal opportunities … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: A Great Deal of Intelligence Can Be Invested In Ignorance When the Need For Illusion Is Deep
“A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.” -Saul Bellow, writer, Nobel laureate (10 Jun 1915-2005) (Legal Immigration is not the same as illegally disregarding our borders and choosing not to … Continue reading
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Tagged Deal, Deep, Ignorance, Illusion, Intelligence, Invest, Legal Immigration, Need, Saul Bellow, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: The Secret of Freedom Lies In Educating People, Whereas the Secret of Tyranny Is In Keeping Them Ignorant
“The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.” – Maximilien Robespierre
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Tagged Education, First Principles, Freedom, Ignorance, Maximilien Robespieere, People, Secret, Tyranny
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Bumping Up Against
Bumping Up Againstby Michael DoyleBumping up against the edgesToes reaching out over the ledgesThe quest is given up for the idealAs we learn to settle for the realThe higher grounds are out of boundsAs we seek to find further soundsThat … Continue reading
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Tagged Belief, Better Off, Bleed, Boundaries, Bumping Up Against, Chaos and Contradiction, Choice, Clock, Dedication, Deeper Truths, Despite, Dreams, Edges, Expectation, False Starts, Fear, Find In Our Hearts, Further Sounds, Ghost, Guitars, Hear, Heartbreaks, Higher Grounds, Hours, Ideal, Idols, Ignorance, Incidental Heathens, Lack, Learn, Ledges, Love, Mistakes, New Paths, Note By Note, Out of Bounds, Pain Cuts, Play, Poetry and Poems, Pretense, Quest, Reading, Real, Rest, Sense, Settle, Someone Else, Test, Toes, Turn Back, Voice, Wilderness, Wish
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Thought For the Day: Socialism Is A Philosophy of Failure, the Creed of Ignorance, and the Gospel of Envy
“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy.” – Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
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Tagged Creed, Envy, Failure, Gospel, Ignorance, Philosophy, Socialism, Thought For the Day, Winston Churchill
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Thought For the Day: Is Sloppiness In Speech Caused By Ignorance Or Apathy? I Don’t Know and I Don’t Care
“Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don’t know and I don’t care.” – William Safire
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Tagged Apathy, Care, Ignorance, Know, Slopiness, Speech, Thought For the Day, William Safire
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First Principles: I’ve Always Felt That A Person’s Intelligence Is Directly Reflected By the Number of Conflicting Points of View He Can Entertain Simultaneously On the Same Topic
“I’ve always felt that a person’s intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.” – Abigail Adams, “Letters of Mrs. Adams: The Wife of John Adams”, p.539 — … Continue reading
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Tagged abigail, Abigail Adams, Betterment, Classical Liberal Arts, Classroom, Colonial Period, Conflicting Points, Dsicussion, Education, Effort, Encourage, Entertain, Fallacies, Felt, First Principles, Formal Education, History, Ignorance, Intelligence, John Adams, Letters of Mrs. Adams: The Wife of John Adams, Library, Off-Limits, Reflect, Route Answers, Same Topic, School, Self-Taught, View
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Thought For the Day: The Wisest Man Is He Who Does Not Fancy That He Is So At All
“The wisest man is he who does not fancy that he is so at all.” – Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux, poet and critic (1 Nov 1636-1711), in Satires, also known as Satire 4 (1716) The most authentic wisdom is humility, which recognizes … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrogance, Best Path, Blinding Factor, Educate, Fancy, First Step, Grow, Healthy Skepticism, Humility, Ignorance, Knowledge, Learn, Limitation, Man, New Experience, Question Authority, Satire 4, self-improvement, Social Media, Socratic Paradox, Thought For the Day, Understanding, Wisdom, Wise
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First Principles: It Is In the Interest of Tyrants To Reduce the People to Ignorance and Vice. For They Cannot Live In Any Country Where Virtue and Knowledge Prevail
“It is in the interest of tyrants to reduce the people to ignorance and vice. For they cannot live in any country where virtue and knowledge prevail.“ – Samuel Adams
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Tagged Country, First Principles, Ignorance, Interest, Knowledge, Live, Reduce, Samuel Adams, The People, Tyrants, Vice, Virtue
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