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First Principles: If Religious Books Are Not Widely Circulated Among the Masses In This Country, I Do Not Know What Is Going To Become of Us As A Nation. If Truth Is Not Diffused, Then Error Will Be

“If religious books are not widely circulated among the masses in this country, I do not know what is going to become of us as a nation. If truth be not diffused, then error will be. If God and His … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Architecture Aims At Eternity

“Architecture has its political Use; publick Buildings being the Ornament of a Country; it establishes a Nation, draws People and Commerce; makes the People love their native Country, which Passion is the Original of all great Actions in a Common-wealth…. … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Every Civil Government Is Based Upon Some Religion Or Philosophy of Life. Education In A Nation Will Propagate the Religion of that Nation. In America, the Foundational Religion Was Christianity

“Every civil government is based upon some religion or philosophy of life. Education in a nation will propagate the religion of that nation. In America, the foundational religion was Christianity. And it was sown in the hearts of Americans through … Continue reading →

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First Principles: It Must Be Felt That There Is No National Security But In the Nation’s Humble, Acknowledged Dependence Upon God

“It must be felt that there is no national security but in the nation’s humble, acknowledged dependence upon God and His overruling providence.” – Franklin Pierce

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Ezekiel: In the Order of God

Ezekiel: In the Order of Godby Michael DoyleLife is filled with the unexpectedWhen blessings feel more like being rejected.This happened to Ezekiel, too,And life comes hard as it happens to you.Living through the Babylonian Exile,It must have felt like an … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Liberty of A Nation Depends Upon the Vigilance of A Few

“The liberty of a nation depends upon the vigilance of a few.” – Francis Lightfoot Lee

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My Weary Soul

My Weary Soulby Michael DoyleMy weary soul holds onto the night,Wondering how to get things right.Some can have such calloused pretense,But I won’t get lost in bitterness.Every day is a day for gratitude,I wake up with the right attitude.Knowing that … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: It Is the Duty of All Nations To Acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God, To Obey His Will, To Be Grateful For His Benefits, and To Imitate His Justice, Temperance, and Piety

“It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and to imitate his justice, temperance, and piety” – George Washington, Farewell Address (1796)

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First Principles: Let Us Not Be Unmindful That Liberty Is Power

“Let us not be unmindful that liberty is power, that the nation blessed with the largest portion of liberty must in proportion to its numbers be the most powerful nation upon earth. Our Constitution professedly rests upon the good sense … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Right of Self-Defense Never Ceases. It Is Among the Most Sacred, and Alike Necessary To Nations and To Individuals

“The right of self-defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals.” – James Monroe

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