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First Principles: There Are Other Qualities In Human Nature, Which Justify A Certain Portion of Esteem and Confidence
“As there is a degree of depravity in mankind which requires a certain degree of circumspection and distrust: So there are other qualities in human nature, which justify a certain portion of esteem and confidence.” – James Madison (1788)
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Tagged Circumspection, Confidence, Degree, Degree of Depravity, Distrust, Esteem, First Principles, Human Nature, James Madison, Justify, Mankind, Portion, Qualities
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A Tale of Christmas In Two Parts
A Tale of Christmas In Two Parts (Republished for 2020)by Michael Doyle aka Michael Romani I. I have heard it saidThat you can eat ’til you’re fullAnd it’s still not enoughThe excuse to be given“But, it’s Christmas…”And one really shouldn’t … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: The Fascist Left Regularly Typifies the Very Qualities It Professes To Abhor. The Only Thing More Pronounced Than Its Totalitarianism Is Stunning Lack of Self-Awareness
“The fascist left regularly typifies the very qualities it professes to abhor. The only thing more pronounced than its totalitarianism is its stunning lack of self-awareness.” – David Limbaugh
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Tagged Abhor, David Limbaugh, Fascist Left, Lack, Profess, Pronounced, Qualities, Regularly, Self-Awareness, Stun, Thought For the Day, Totalitarianism, Typify
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First Principles: As the President Bears No Resemblance To A King So the Senate Has No Similarity To Nobles
“As our president bears no resemblance to a king so we shall see the Senate has no similitude to nobles. First, not being hereditary, their collective knowledge, wisdom, and virtue are not precarious. For by these qualities alone are they … Continue reading
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Tagged Collective, First Principles, Hereditary, King, Knowledge, Nobles, Office, Power, Precarious, President, Qualities, Resemble, Senate, Tench Coxe, Vice, Virtue, Wisdom
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Thought For the Day: True Friendship Rests On Understanding and Being Understood
“One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.” – Lucius Annaeus Seneca The more that things change; the more they stay the same. This is just as true today as it was … Continue reading
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Tagged Friendship, Qualities, Seneca, Truth, Understanding, Understood
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 