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First Principles: Our Constitution Was Meant For A Moral People

“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”  – John Adams (1798) Times like these require and deserve a reminder of this.  The truth.  Plain and simple, … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Embarrassment Is the Beginning Of Morality

“To be capable of embarrassment is the beginning of moral consciousness. Honor grows from qualms.”  -John Leonard, critic (1939-2008    

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We, In This Post-Modern World

We, In This Post Modern World by Michael Romani Immersing ourselves in destruction We swim with unflinching gaze Indiscriminate in our ill defined function We act to demystify our unsettled days Penetrating the surface of reality No longer collaborating with … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: It Is Only From Capitalism That Mankind Has Risen From Feudalistic Society

“If one rejects laissez faire on account of mans fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action.”    – Ludwig von Mises, in Planning for Freedom and Sixteen Other Essays And Addresses … Continue reading

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First Principles: Our Constitution Is Meant For A Moral People

“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.  It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”    John Adams Some folks would like you to believe that’s a misquote.  I just saw this as I … Continue reading

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First Principles: Our Constitution Was Made Only For A Moral and Religious People

“We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution … Continue reading

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First Principles: Bad Men Cannot Be Good Citizens

“Bad men cannot make good citizens. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience are incompatible with freedom.” – Patrick Henry Those who say that what a person does in private does not concern the public square might want … Continue reading

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