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First Principles: There Is No Good Government But That Which is Republican
“There is no good government but what is republican. That the only valuable part of the British constitution is so; for the true idea of a republic is “an empire of laws, and not of men.” That, as a republic … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrangement, Best, British Constitution, Contrived, Empire of Laws, Execution, First Principles, Good Government, Government, Impartial, John Adams, Law, Not Men, Powers, Republic, Republican, Secure, Society, Thoughts On Government, True Idea, Value
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Idylls of the Progressive Age
Continuing in this look at American History. Idylls of the Progressive Age by Michael Doyle Theodore Roosevelt rose to the presidency Upon the assassination of William McKinley A cowboy rode into the White House that day Formidable and enthusiastic in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1904, 1912, Act, American History, Assassination, Booker T Washington, Bull Moose Party, Business, Century, Coalminers, Consoldiation, Constitution, Contrary, Cowboy, Dominance, Eugene Debs, Federal Reserve, Founders, Government, Idyll, Impropriety, John Muir, Land Reserve, Legislation, Nation, National Forest, Nationalism, Natural Beauty, Necessary, Photograph, Pillars, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Presidency, Progressive Age, Racism, Reform, Republican, Sanctity, Segregation, Senior Partner, Sentiment, Society, Stewardship, Sweeping Changes, Tariffs, Theodore Roosevelt, Trust Bust, White House, William Howard Taft, William McKinley, Winter, Woodrow Wilson
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A Federation Begins
In the formation of the American Constitution, the world’s political republican theory took a leap into reality despite some downsides. A Federation Begins by Michael Doyle The extending of institutionalized slavery Remains a bleak mark in American history Kicking the … Continue reading
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A New Nation Born Pt II
The American story series continues… A New Nation Born Pt II by Michael Doyle In the haphazard wake of 1776 There were so many constructs to fix The ancients had always taught Only a smallish sized republic should be sought … Continue reading
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First Principles: The Ingredients Which Constitute Energy In the Executive Are, Unity; Duration; Its Support; and Competent Powers
“The ingredients which constitute energy in the Executive are, first, unity; secondly, duration; thirdly, an adequate provision for its support; fourthly, competent powers. … The ingredients which constitute safety in the republican sense are, first, a due dependence on the … Continue reading
First Principles: Whenever the Pillars of Christianity Are Overthrown, Our Republican Government and All Blessing From It Will Fall With Them
“To the kindly influence of Christianity we owe that degree of civil freedom, and political and social happiness, which mankind now enjoys…Whenever the pillars of Christianity shall be overthrown, our present republican forms of government – and all blessings which … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessing, Christianity, Civil Freedom, Enjoy, Fall, First Principles, Flow, Government, Happiness, Influence, Jedidiah Morse, Kind, Mankind, Overthrown, Pillars, Political, Republican, Social
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First Principles: It Is the Influence of Christianity That Has Brought Civil Freedom and Social Happiness Which Mankind Enjoys
“To the kindly influence of Christianity we owe that degree of civil freedom, and political and social happiness which mankind now enjoys…. Whenever the pillars of Christianity shall be overthrown, our present republican forms of government, and all blessings which … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessing, Christianity, Civil Freedom, Fall, First Principles, Flow, Government, Happiness, Influence, Jedidiah Morse, Kind, Mankind, Overthrown, Pillars, Republican
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Ladies In White
It always astounds me when national leaders get something so entirely wrong. In this example, we see a group of women in Congress with so little understanding of the history of our nation that while they intended to mock President … Continue reading
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Tagged 1920, Blame, Brinksmanship, Congress, Democratic Record, Dressed, Equal, Equal Wages for Equal Work, Freshman Class, History, History Buff, Immaturity, Ladies, Lady Sufferagettes, Learned, Lesson, Liberty, Olive Branch, Photograph, Photographic Evidence, Poem, Poetry, Politcal Game, President Trump, Republican, Republican Record, Seneca Falls, State of the Union, Symbol, Vote, White, Women's Rights, Woodrow Wilson
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First Principles: A Judiciary Should Be Independent of the Executive Alone, But, Not Independent of the Nation
“A judiciary independent of a king or executive alone, is a good thing; but independence of the will of the nation is a solecism, at least in a republican government.” -Thomas Jefferson (1820)
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Tagged Exectutive, First Principles, Government, Independent, Judiciary, King, Republican, Solecism, Thomas Jefferson, Will of Nation
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American Lion: Speaker of Truth
Frederick Douglass was a Republican. I love when I read the Left try to work its way around that with lies and pretense and then try to make the case anything but than it was. The Republicans formed in … Continue reading
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Tagged American, American History, American Lion, Believer, Chains, Change, Color, Confederacy, Contradiction, Craftwork, Democrats, Derision, Division, Equality, Frederick Douglass, Freedom, Hero, Humanity, Identity, Jim Crow, Liberty, Life, Marxist, Mock, Mortal Sin, Nation, Nuances, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Principles, Republican, Reverse Discrimination, Skin Color, Speak, Tales, Tension, Truth
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