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A Conspiracy of Lambs
There’s a Netflix series called The Family. I am only two episodes into it but so far I’m both laughing and somewhat concerned. The Bible admonishes Christians to pray for our leaders both spiritual and in government. It is the Christian … Continue reading
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Tagged Adversity, Answer, Believe, Bible, Blessing, Brother, Christian, Common, Common Ground, Conspiracy, Decision, Devil's Playground, Doing Right, Evil, Faith, Family, God, Good, Govern, Guidance, Heavenbound, Hope, Lamb, Leaders, Legacy, Lord's Work, Member, Nation, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Prayer, Pride, Receive, Sister, The Family, Trust, Value, World
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First Principles: Beware That Two Passions Strongly Influence Politics – Love of Power and Love of Money
“(T)here are two passions which have a powerful influence in the affairs of men. These are ambition and avarice—the love of power and the love of money. Separately, each of these has great force in prompting men to action; but, … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Ambition, Avarice, Benjamin Franklin, First Principles, Honor, Influence, Love of Money, Love of Power, Politics, Profit, Two Passion
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First Principles: Constitutions For Free Persons Should Aim At Common Advantage of the Community
“Constitutions which aim at the common advantage are correct and just without qualification, whereas those which aim only at the advantage of the rulers are deviant and unjust, because they involve despotic rule, which is inappropriate for a community of … Continue reading
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Tagged Aim, Aristotle, Common Advantage, Community, Constitution, Correct, Despotic, Deviant, First Principles, Free Persons, Politics, Qualification, Rulers, Unjust
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Thought For the Day: Practical Politics Consists In Ignoring Facts
“Practical politics consists in ignoring facts.” – Henry Adams
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Tagged Consist, Facts, Henry Adams, Ignore, Politics, Practical, Thought For the Day
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The Dissolution of Liberal Democracy
Not so long ago, it was announced with great fanfare that history had ended and Liberal Democracy had won. The globalists believed there was no most struggle and that it made little difference with we made microchips or potato chips. … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th Century, Algorithm, Brexit, Che Guevara, Civilization, Classical Liberalism, Communism, Confidence, Confluence, Elite, Evidence, Exploit, Extraordinary, Fascism, Franz Ferdinand, Global Mantra, Globalism, Great War, Gulag, History, Imperialism, Influence, Internet, Irrelevance, Issue, Liberal Democracy, Liberty, Manipulate, Mankind, Moral Courage, Ordinary, Photograph, Plug, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Price, Providence, Reality, Regressive, Repulican Values, Struggle, Supermarket, Technology, TED Talk, The People, Tissue, Transform, Trump, United States, Virtue, Wisdom
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First Principles: The Essential Principles of the United States Are Equal and Exact Justice To All Persons
“It is proper you should understand what I deem the essential principles of our government… Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever persuasion, religious or political.” – Thomas Jefferson (1801)
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Tagged All Persons, Equal, Essential, Exact, First Principles, Government, Justice, Persuasion, Politics, Religion, Sacred Duty, Thomas Jefferson, Understand, United States
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First Principles: Heresies In Politics and Religious Are Equally Incurable Through Persecution
“In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution.” – Alexander Hamilton (1787)
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Tagged Absurd, Alexander Hamilton, Cure, Fire and Sword, First Principles, Heresies, Politics, Presecution, Proselytes, Religion
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Eloquence of the Nothing Said
Sometimes whispers speak fairly loudly. Eloquence of Nothing Said by Michael Romani There’s an eloquence In the nothing said Sweet hand of Providence Rested upon his head Whispers of sacred not Abides the man who believes Wrapped in a simple … Continue reading
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Tagged Believe, Brinksmanship, Dirty Tricks, Eloquence, Grieve, Love, Nothing, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Providence, Sacred, Thought, Trifle, Truth, Whisper, Wish
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Thought For the Day: Politics Has Little Love of Truth and Accurate Reasoning
“The political spirit is the great force in throwing the love of truth and accurate reasoning into a secondary place.” – John Viscount Morley (1838-1923)
