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First Principles: The Constitution Enjoins An Oath Upon All the Officers of the United States. This Is A Direct Appeal To That God Who Is the Avenger of Perjury
“The Constitution enjoins an oath upon all the officers of the United States. This is a direct appeal to that God Who is the avenger of perjury. Such an appeal to Him is a full acknowledgement of His being and … Continue reading
First Principles: Where Is the Security For Property, For Reputation, For Life, If the Sense of Religious Obligation Deserts the Oaths…?
“Where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation deserts the oaths…?” – George Washington (1796)
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Tagged First Principles, George Washington, Life, Oath, Property, Religious Obligation, Reputation, Security, Sense
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Written In Blood and Sin
Written In Blood and Sinby Michael DoyleIn the ship’s dark hull are whispered liesAs slaves and pirates stumble on alibisBroken before the mast and the evil of eyesThe tales told don’t matter in a sea of liesThese are believed in … Continue reading
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Tagged Alibis, Back Street, Blood and Sin, Danger, Dark Hull, Dark Side, Decision, Desire, Destruction, Disputation, Door, Emerge, Evil of Eyes, Fall, Good, Good Book's Instruction, Instruction, Lie, Loyalty, Mayhem, Mischief, Misdeeds, Nassau Town, No Mercy, Oath, Other Side, Path to Destruction, Pirate's Neck, Poetry and Poems, Price, Pride, Quench, Repentence, Reputation, Satan, Sea of Lies, Ship, Slaves and Pirates, Sliver of Hope, Snap, Story End, Strangers, Swallow, Tales Told, The Mast, Trust, Understood, Whispered Lies, Wild Fire, Written
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Uthred of Bamburgh
Uthred of Bamburghby Michael DoyleThe blood runs deepAs Saxon mothers weepSatan has crossed the landsUnder blood thirst’s craven commandVahalla’s gates open wideWatching as seven kings diedThe Valkyries accept the deathAs Uthred draws his last breathA hero though rarely namedIf England … Continue reading
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Tagged Betrayals, Blame, Blood, Breath, Burn, Burning Hearts, Cold, Craven, Death, Deep, England, Fall, Family Ties, Fiction, Flames, Flicker, Halls, Hero, History, Kings, Lands, Learn, Lost, Mytery, Oath, Poetry and Poems, Real Man, Sacred, Satan, Saxon, Seven, Sir Lancelot, Sky, Thirst, Uthred of Bamburgh, Vahalla, Valykyries, Weep, Wide, Winter, Word
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First Principles: Of All the Dispositions and Habits Which Lead to Political Prosperity, Religion and Morality Are Indispensable Supports
“Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, Religion and morality are indispensible supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of Patriotism who should labor to subvert these great Pillars of human happiness — these … Continue reading
First Principles: Of All the Dispositions and Habits Which Lead To Political Prosperity, Religion and Morality Are Indispensable Supports
“Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, Religion and morality are indispensible supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of Patriotism who should labor to subvert these great Pillars of human happiness — these … Continue reading
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Tagged Citizens, Dispositions and Habits, Duties of Mankind, First Principles, George Washington, Human Happiness, Life, Oath, Patriotism, Pillars, Political Prosperity, Property, Props, Religion and Morality, Religious Obligation, Reputation, Security, Support, Vain
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First Principles: My Own Personal Popularity Can Have No Influence Over Me When the Dictates of My Best Judgment and the Obligations of An Oath Require of Me A Particular Course
“My own personal popularity can have no influence over me when the dictates of my best judgment and the obligations of an oath require of me a particular course. Under such circumstances, whether I sink or swim on the tide … Continue reading
Reflections on Dorian Gray, Pt. IX: Released From This Evil
Reflections on Dorian Gray, Pt IX: Released From this Evilby Michael DoyleA chain smoked cigar puffed on to make amendsBetween two estranged who had once been friendsTo be young again and to set sail into the dawnUntil one realizes it … Continue reading
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Tagged Amend, Attic, Bleed, Breath, Cage, Cardinal Sins, Cigar, Clutch, Crimson, Dawn, Days, Death, Devil, Devotion, Discipline, Dorian Gray, Emotions, Enslavement, Evill, Freedom, Friends, God, Gothic, Hellfire, His Evil, Oath, Old Friend, Poetry and Poems, Portrait, Practice, Preach, Rage, Reflections, Release, Released, Sloth, Tears, Toys, Tragic, Transform, Wishes
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First Principles: The Constitution’s Oath On All American Officers Against Perjury Is An Acknowledgment of God’s Being and Providence
“The Constitution enjoins an oath upon all the officers of the United States. This is a direct appeal to that God Who is the avenger of perjury. Such an appeal to Him is a full acknowledgement of His being and … Continue reading
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Tagged Acknowledge, Avenger, Being, Constitution, Direct Appeal, First Principles, God, Oath, Officers, Oliver Wolcott, Perjury, Providence, United States
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