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First Principles: In A Single Sentence of Self-Evident Truth, the Founding Fathers Put…the Broad Basis of Man’s Relationship To God, Government and To Mankind
“The Declaration of Independence is the all-time masterpiece of ideological simplification. There in a single sentence of self-evident truth, the founding Fathers put into clear, easily understandable focus, the broad basis of man’s relationship to God, to government, and to … Continue reading
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First Principles: We Base All Our Experiments On the Capacity of Mankind For Self-Government
“We base all our experiments on the capacity of mankind for self-government.” – James Madison
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Thought For the Day: Our Highest Accomplishments Still Have the Single Aim of Bringing Mankind Together
“Transport of the mails, transport of the human voice, transport of flickering pictures — in this century, as in others, our highest accomplishments still have the single aim of bringing men together.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author and aviator (29 … Continue reading
Choice To Be Made
What it really all comes down to, I think, anyhow… Choice To Be Made by Michael Doyle What this all comes down to For the likes of me and you Is if we’ll let our nation live in fear Or, … Continue reading
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Tagged Above, Brutality, Choice, Christian Nation, Comes Down, Destiny, Determine, Dignity, Equal Justice, Equally Loved, Fear, Founded, God, God's Love, God's Side, Goodness, Hope, Hopelessness, Innocent Lives, Known, Legacy, Made, Mankind, Me and You, Mercy, Nation, Odd, Persevere, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Poverty, Recall, Righteous Nation, Rule of Law, Shaken, Share, Shown, Side By Side, Taken, The Least, Together, Walk, Walk Together, Well Off
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The Good of the Middle
Complex isn’t it? Good in the bad; bad in the good. And we swear our allegiance to one or the other while seemingly never getting it completely right. The Good of the Middle by Michael Doyle Is man good Or, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad, Become, Before, Born, Born Good, Breath, Burn, Candle, Change, Collective, Do Evil, Do Good, Evil, Good, Grave, Humanity, Know, Learn, Lesson, Little, Long Way, Mankind, Middle, Morality, Most Days, One Size Fits All, Perspective, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Priority, Slip, Taken, This Way, Time, Try, Twist, Walk, Want To Be
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First Principles: A Fondness For Power Is Implanted, In Most Men, and It Is Natural To Abuse It When Acquired
“A fondness for power is implanted, in most men, and it is natural to abuse it, when acquired.” – Alexander Hamilton (1775)
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First Principles: All Sober Inquirers After Truth… Pagan and Christian, Have Declared That the Happiness of Man, As Well As His Dignity, Consists In Virtue
“We ought to consider what is the end of government before we determine which is the best form. Upon this point all speculative politicians will agree that the happiness of society is the end of government, as all divines and … Continue reading
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First Principles: We Have A Set of Maxims of the Same Spirit, Which Must Be Beloved By Every Friend of Liberty, To Virtue, to Mankind. Our Bill of Rights Contains Those Admirable Maxims
“There are certain maxims by which every wise and enlightened people will regulate their conduct. There are certain political maxims, which no free people out ever to abandon. Maxims of which the observance is essential to the security of happiness. … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Farmers Are the Founders of Civilization
“Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins, other arts will follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization.” – Daniel Webster (1782-1852)
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Woven Into A Delicate Tapestry
Faith and reason must work in combination with one another to approach the balance necessary to navigate the life of individuals and of nations around the world. Woven Into A Delicate Tapestery by Michael Doyle Woven into a most delicate … Continue reading
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