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First Principles: Facts Are Stubborn Things
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” – John Adams (1770)
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Tagged Alter, Dicatates, Evidence, Fact, Facts, First Principles, Inclinations, John Adams, Law, Passions, Stable, State of Facts, Stubborn Things, Whatever, Wishes
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Thought For the Day: Unrestrained Political Authority, Thought It Be Confided To Masses, Cannot Be Trusted Without Positive Limitations
“Unrestrained political authority, though it be confided to masses, cannot be trusted without positive limitations, men in bodies being but an aggregation of the passions, weaknesses and interests of men as individuals.” – American writer James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851
In Accordance With His Will
Based on the sermon that I listened to here: In Accordance With His Willby Michael Doyle From my lips, I proclaim your praiseAs I do in all of my passing daysCrying out with joy and gladnessPrayer helps me escape this … Continue reading
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Tagged Accordance, All Things Must Be Done, Anger, Awake, Care and Protection, Commands, Commit, Depths, Desert, Devotion, Do the Right Things, Eyes, Giving, God, God's Footsteps, God's Instrument, Hardened heart, His Hand, His Will, Holy Way, Human Beings, Humbled, Important, In the End, Joy, Lips, Love, Madness, Morning Light, Night, Ocean, Paid Full Bill, Passing Days, Passions, Peace, Perpetual Sorrow, Poetry and Poems, Ponder, Praise, Prayer, Provision, Receive, Reliance, Right Direction, Seek, Self-Deceive, Sincere, Son, Stranger, Stray, Test, The Lord's Prayer, Thoughts, Tomorrow, Troubled, Unseen
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First Principles: Men Must Be Ready…To Sacrifice Their Private Pleasures…When They Stand In Competition With the Rights of Society
“Men must be ready, they must pride themselves and be happy to sacrifice their private pleasures, passions and interests, nay, their private friendships and dearest connections, when they stand in competition with the rights of society.” – John Adams (1776)
In A Walk of Faith
In A Walk of Faithby Michael DoyleThe heartbeat behind the day to dayis to find our way to Jesus along the wayIt’s hard to lean into more enthusiasmThan to find anything but optimismIn a walk of faith, we are awestruckIn … Continue reading
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Tagged Awestruck, Day To Day, Enthusiasm, Find Our Way, Hands, heartbeat, Jesus, Lean Into, Optimism, Passions, Poetry and Poems, Surrender, Walk of Faith
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First Principles: Men, To Act With Vigor and Effect, Must Have Time To Mature Measures…As To the Best Method of Applying Them
“Men, to act with vigor and effect, must have time to mature measures, and judgment and experience, as to the best method of applying them. They must not be hurried on to their conclusions by the passions, or the fears … Continue reading
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Tagged Apply, Best Method, Conclusions, Deliberate, Effect, Experience, Fears, First Principles, Joseph Story, Judgment, Mankind, Mature Measures, Multitude, Passions, Resolve, Time, Vigor
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First Principles: Facts Are Stubborn Things; and Whatever May Be Our Wishes, Our Inclination, or the Dictates of Our Passions, They Cannot Alter the State of Facts and Evidence
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” – John Adams (1770)
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Tagged Alter, Dictates, Evidence, Facts, First Principles, Inclination, John Adams, Passions, State of Facts, Stubborn Things, Wishes
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First Principals: Whatever May Be Our Wishes, Our Inclination or the Dictates of Our Passions, They Cannot Alter the States of Facts and Evidence
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” – John Adams (1770)
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Tagged Alter, Dictates, Evidence, Facts, First Pinciples, Inclination, John Adams, Passions, State of Facts, Stubborn Things, Wishes
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