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First Principles: It Is Necessary To Have the Principles of Virtue Early Inculcated On the Minds of Children and Morality Kept Alive
“Since private and publick Vices, are in Reality, though not always apparently, so nearly connected, of how much Importance, how necessary is it, that the utmost Pains be taken by the Publick, to have the Principles of Virtue early inculcated … Continue reading
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Tagged Alie, Children, Connected, Diffuse, Encourage, First Principles, Government, Inculcated, Knowledge, Liberties, Minds, Moral Sense, People, Preserve, Principles, Private, Public, Samuel Adams, Surrender, Vices, Virtues, Wise Institutions
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Rites of Passage
What might it be to see the rites of passage for a Viking daring to reach west not east and in so doing changes perceptions of possibility? Rites of Passage by Michael Doyle As odd as it may seem You … Continue reading
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Tagged Born, Confess, Dead Thigns, Depth, Die, Doorframe, Dragon Ships, Dreams, East, Edge, Eye, Family, Fight, Flavor, Give, Guard, Had, Knowledge, Life, Man, Mistress, Northern Lights, Odd, Odin, Passage, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Precious, Quest, Right, Rites, Sad, Satisfied, Sea, Seem, Seen, Seldom, Sight, Test, Tried, True, Viking, West, Worry, You
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First Principles: As Long As Marriage Exists, Knowledge, Property and Influence Will Accumulate In Families
“As long as Property exists, it will accumulate in Individuals and Families. As long as Marriage exists, Knowledge, Property and Influence will accumulate in Families.” – John Adams, in Letter to Abigail Adams (July 17, 1775)
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Tagged Accumulate, Families, First Principles, Individuals, Influence, John Adams, Knowledge, Letter to Abigail Adams, Long, Marriage, Property
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Fruit of Devine
There are many theories on what the forbidden fruit might have been. On the 24th day of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo 2020, the optional prompt is to write about a particular fruit of our choice. Fruit of Devine by Michael Doyle Of every … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020, Adam, Apple, Believe, Days, Define, Deity, Devine, Die, Drip, Eat, Fate, Fruit, Fruit of Grape, Good and Evil, Goodness, Grape Wine, Grieve, Holy Purposes, Immorality, Indulgence, Knowledge, Mallum, Man, Mortality, NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo, Noah, Path, Photograph, Pleasure, Poem, Poetry, Rectify, Sin, Sip, Splendor, Throat, Treasure, Trick, Unholy, Verity, Wine, Zohar
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First Principles: A Primary Object Should Be the Education of Our Youth In the Science of Government
“A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty more pressing… than … communicating it to those who are to … Continue reading
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Tagged Communicate, Country, Duty, Education, First Principles, Future Guardians, George Washington, Government, Important, Knowledge, Liberty, Pressing, Primary Object, Republic, Science, Youth
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First Principles: No People Will Tamely Surrender Their Liberties…When Knowledge Is Diffused and Virtue Preserved
“Since private and publick Vices, are in Reality, though not always apparently, so nearly connected, of how much Importance, how necessary is it, that the utmost Pains be taken by the Publick, to have the Principles of Virtue early inculcated … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, First Principles, Inculcated, James Warren, Knowledge, Liberty, Minds, Moral Sense, People, Principles of Virtue, Public, Purpose, Reality, Samuel Adams, Surrender, Vice, Virtue, Wise
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Thought For the Day: Thought Is the Wind, Knowledge the Sail and Mankind the Vessel
“Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel.” – Augustus Hare
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Tagged Augustus Hare, Knowledge, Mankind, Sail, Thought, Thought For the Day, Vessel, Wind
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Dead Letter
Some folks like to call history a dead letter. I really don’t understand this. Dead Letter by Michael Romani The past is never a dead letter But something we should study together Every generation rewrites the past And from … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank, Be, Carry On, Continue, Danger, Dead Letter, Draw, Erupt, Extraordinary, Feet, Future, Generation, Give, Glory, Heroism, History, Incongruity, Knowledge, Learn, Ledge, Lesson, Lifeline, Live, Moments, Offer, Past, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prove, Science, Silent, Story, Stranger, Study, Sustainability, Take, Teach, Think, Time, Trouble, Understand, Veneration
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Thought For the Day: Losing Your Head In A Crisis Is A Good Way To Become the Crisis
“Losing your head in a crisis is a good way to become the crisis.” – C.J. Redwine, Defiance Please take a moment to review a good general summary of what we currently know about the coronavirus. This is not a … Continue reading
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Tagged Become, Calm, CJ Redwine, Coronavirus, Courage, Crisis, Good Way, Head, Knowledge, Lose, Prayer, Preventative Measures, Rational Steps, Thought For the Day, Wisdom
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Fragments Beyond Authenticity
In the words of Bob Dylan, the times are indeed a-changin’ Fragments Beyond Authenticity by Michael Doyle In a world less versed in prophecy Caught up in its whirl of hypocrisy The by-word become feigned authenticity And nothing is scarier … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel, Authenticity, Being, Beyond, Bleed Out, Bob Dylan, Brilliance, By-Word, Candlelit, Cannon, Caw, Change, Choose, Concrete, Crush, Cry, Defeat, Descent, Dream, Exist, Extinguish, Fabric, Fall, Fatal, Feign, Flaw, Flesh, Flight, Fragment, Grace, Heat, Honesty, Humans, Hypocrisy, Indifference, Ineuendo, Insist, Knowledge, Meaning, Mere, Mortal, Night, Particles, Photograph, Place, Poem, Poetry, Pour, Precious Life, Prophecy, Punctuality, Pure, Raven, Reality, Realize, Resiliance, Restore, Revelation, Scare, Science, Seams, Shift, Solace, Soul, Stained Glass, Sword, Time, Truth, Unified, Vigil, Whirl, World
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