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Madami II

Madami IIby Michael DoyleThere is a creeping conspiracy of making up liesTo make society’s driving forces into bad guys. Most of the rich in America worked to get there.To believe otherwise is a sad game of stoking fear.The Havana Model … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: The Most Luxurious Possession, the Richest Treasure Anybody Has, Is His Personal Dignity

“The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.” – Jackie Robinson

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First Principles: An Honest Public Servant Can’t Become Rich In Politics. He Can Only Attain Greatness and Satisfaction By Service

“An honest public servant can’t become rich in politics. He can only attain greatness and satisfaction by service.” – Harry S. Truman (Compare the losses taken by Donald Trump vs. the gains by Pelosi, Feinstein, Schumer, the Bidens, etc.)

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Thought For the Day: Don’t Educate Your Children To Be Rich. Educate Them To Be Happy So They Know the Value of Things, Not the Price

“Don’t educate your children to be rich. Educate them to be happy, so they know the value of things, not the price.” – Victor Hugo, poet, novelist, and dramatist (26 Feb 1802-1885)

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First Principles: It Is To Be Regretted That the Rich and Powerful Too Often Bend the Acts of Government To Their Own Selfish Purposes

“It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.” – Andrew Jackson, in his Veto Message to Congress regarding the Bank of the United States (July 10, … Continue reading

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On the Journey of Fatherhood

On the Journey of Fatherhoodby Michael DoyleAsked about how fatherhood is ratedIt has seemed to me somewhat understatedI could not have imagined the journeyThat it has been in all of its totalityWhen you talk about consequences and moralityFatherhood is the … Continue reading

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Under A Caribbean Moon

Under A Caribbean Moonby Michael DoylePirates pursue without pauseEvery sort that passes for lost causeTheir future holds an appointmentWith the vagrancies of disappointmentChasing their run by constellationThey follow a black flag with consternationEach pirate dreaming of making his scoreAnd to … Continue reading

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First Principles: You Cannot Help the Poor By Destroying the Rich. You Cannot Lift Up the Wage Earner By Pulling Down the Wage Payer

“You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.” – Abraham Lincoln

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Godly Thoughts

Godly Thoughtsby Michael DoyleGodly thoughts are so full of powerRicher than those we think are oursWhat we think about focuses controlThat gives direction to our soulsGarbage in becomes garbage outTo be confident or filled with doubtWhat we focus on becomes … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: The Dividing Line In America Right Now Is….Between Those Who Are Fundamentally Pro-American and Those Who Are Anti-American

“The dividing line in America right now isn’t between rich and poor, black and white, or even Democrat and Republican. It’s between those who are fundamentally pro-American and those who are anti-American.” – Vivek Ramaswamy

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