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Celebrity Wife (Celebrity Life)

Celebrity Wife (Celebrity Life)by Michael DoyleHe says he loves her modesty,But he won’t allow her the dignityOf choosing how she’ll dress.Her makeup is smeared into a mess.Going out in public on her own,Sitting on the grass and not her throne,Allows … Continue reading

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First Principles: All Good Men Wish the Entire Abolition of Slavery, As Soon As It Can Take Place With Safety To the Public, and For the Lasting Good of the… Slaves

“All good men wish the entire abolition of slavery, as soon as it can take place with safety to the public, and for the lasting good of the present wretched race of slaves. The only possible step that could be … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: When A Comic Becomes Enamored With His Own Views and Foists Them Off On the Public In A Polemic Way, He Loses Not Only His Sense of Humor But His Value As a Humorist

“When a comic becomes enamored with his own views and foists them off on the public in a polemic way, he loses not only his sense of humor but his value as a humorist.” – Johnny Carson

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First Principles: The American Republic Will Endure Until the Day Congress Discovers That It Can Bribe the Public With the Public’s Money

“The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money.” – Alexis de Tocqueville

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First Principles: The American Republic Will Endure Until the Day Congress Discovers That It Can Bribe the Public With the Public’s Money

“The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money.” – Alexis de Tocqueville

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First Principles: The American Republic Will Endure Until the Day Congress Discovers That It Can Bribe the Public With the Public’s Money

“The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money.” – Alexis de Tocqueville 

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First Principles: The Public Cannot Be Too Curious Concerning the Characters of Public Men

“The public cannot be too curious concerning the characters of public men.” -Samuel Adams (1775)

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Thought For the Day: If It Is Committed In the Name of God Or Country, There Is No Crime So Heinous That the Public Will Not Forgive It

“If it is committed in the name of God or country, there is no crime so heinous that the public will not forgive it.” – Tom Robbins, writer (b. 22 Jul 1936)

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First Principles: Truth Can Stand By Itself. Subject Opinion To Coercion: Whom Will You Make Your Inquisitors

“Truth can stand by itself. Subject opinion to coercion: whom will you make your inquisitors?” – Thomas Jefferson (1781)

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First Principles: If the Public Are Bound To Yield Obedience To Laws To Which They Cannot Give Their Approbation, They Are Slaves To Those Who Make Such Laws and Enforce Them

“If the public are bound to yield obedience to laws to which they cannot give their approbation, they are slaves to those who make such laws and enforce them.” – Samuel Adams (1772)

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