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First Principles: Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death
“There is a just God who presides over the destines of nations … who will raise up friends to fight our battle for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, … Continue reading
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Tagged Chains, Courage, Death, Destiny, First Principles, God, Just, Liberty, Nation, Patrick Henry, Slavery, Vigilant
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How Darkness Wins
How Darkness Wins by Michael Romani Sometimes it feels like “it’s a bad day” Has somehow become our last best way It’s hard to move forward with the feeling That our whole world keeps on reeling Life lives with way … Continue reading
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Tagged Adversary, Bad Day, Clarity, Community, Faith, Feeling, Madness, Nation, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reeling, Sadness
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First Principles: A Good Government Supports Education and the Spread of Knowledge and Wisdom
“A nation under a well regulated government, should permit none to remain uninstructed. It is monarchical and aristocratical government only that requires ignorance for its support.” – Thomas Paine, Rights of Man, 1792
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Tagged Aristrocratic, Education, First Principles, Good Governance, Ignorance, Nation, Rights of Man, Thomas Paine
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First Principles: We Are Either A United Nation Or Not A Nation
“We are either a United people, or we are not. If the former, let us, in all matters of general concern act as a nation, which have national objects to promote, and a national character to support. If we are … Continue reading
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Tagged Character, First Prinicples, George Washington, Nation, National Goals, People, United
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Thought For the Day: Our Nation Is In Need Of A Spiritual Awakening
“Our country’s in great need of a spiritual awakening. There have been times that I’ve wept as I’ve gone from city to city, and I’ve seen how far people have wandered from God. … God loves you, and He’s willing … Continue reading
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Tagged Awakening, Billy Graham, Confrontation, Country, Cross, Face, Forgive, God, Love, Nation, Offensive, Spiritual, Tears, Thought For the Day, Wandered
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WordPress -#Daily Prompt – Conversant
To be more conversant in the art of communication Is surely for the best of every nation No matter which way we might tend to lean It is always better to understand what others mean It’s our fears that leave … Continue reading
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Tagged Communication, Conversant, Daily Prompt, Differences, Familarity, Inclination, Meaning, Nation, Relating, Similar, Understand, Wordpress
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Reservation
I want to state clearly but not so nearly Just clearly enough about what I hold dearly I have my reservation as how this is leaning It will take a lot of work before it’s redeeming However, it certainly seems … Continue reading
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Tagged Compromise, Daily Prompt, Dream, Extreme, Mob Rule, Nation, Polarity, Redemption, Reservation, Society, Together, Values, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: To Foster A Better World, We Should Keep God’s Commandments
“I say that loving our neighbor as we love ourselves is not enough- that we as a Nation and as individuals will please God best by showing regard for the laws of God. There is no better way of fostering … Continue reading
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Tagged Agape, Commandments, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, God, Good Will, Love, Nation, Neighbors, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: Promote the Well Being of Your Community
“I have always, from my earliest youth, rejoiced in the felicity of my fellow-men; and have ever considered it as the indispensable able duty of every member of society to promote, as far as in him lies, the prosperity of … Continue reading
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Tagged Community, Duty, Felecity, First Principles, Happiness, John Hancock, Mankind, Nation, Overcome, Prosperity, Rejoice, Society, Thrive, Well Being
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First Principles: God Governs the Affairs of Man
“I’ve lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth: That God governs in the affairs of men. If a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Franklin, Christianity, First Principles, God, Governance, House, Life, Nation, Sparrow
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