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First Principles: A Sacred Respect For the Constitutional Law Is the Vital Principle, the Sustaining Energy of a Free Government

“A sacred respect for the constitutional law is the vital principle, the sustaining energy of a free government.” – Alexander Hamilton

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That I Might Be of Service

That I Might Be of Serviceby Michael DoyleJesus is the holy and sacred nameOf the one who took away my shamePowerful enough to break every chainRefreshing my life like the pouring rainEvery day begins on my kneesTalking to God who … Continue reading

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First Principles: The Most Sacred of the Duties of A Government Is To Do Equal and Impartial Justice To All Citizens

“The most sacred of the duties of a government [is] to do equal and impartial justice to all citizens.” —Thomas Jefferson (1816)

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First Principles: The Most Sacred of the Duties of A Government (Is) To Do Equal and Impartial Justice To All Citizens

“The most sacred of the duties of a government [is] to do equal and impartial justice to all citizens.” – Thomas Jefferson,  Note in Destutt de Tracy, “Political Economy,” (1816) — This statement comes down to the reasonable expectation of … Continue reading

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Danza Pieta

Danza Pieta by Michael DoyleNoisome crypts jangle the bones of innocenceWhere evil lingers knowing no pretenseOrgan music begins to play in its tonal rangeSomething wicked and something strangeParanoia, whispered fears, and shades of doubtEcho like unfriendly notes raised into a … Continue reading

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First Principles: The Moment the Idea Is Admitted Into Society that Property Is Not As Sacred As the Laws of God, and That There Is Not A Force of Law and Public Justice To Protect It, Anarchy and Tyranny Commence

“The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence.” – John … Continue reading

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First Principles: The Most Sacred of the Duties of A Government Is To Do Equal and Impartial Justice To All Citizens

“The most sacred of the duties of a government [is] to do equal and impartial justice to all citizens.” – Thomas Jefferson (1816)

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The Rock Hewn Churches of Lalibela

The Rock Hewn Churches of Lalibelaby Michael DoylePeople tend to adopt the way of othersThey suit their own cultures to another’sAnd as people seek commonality with each otherThey also signify differences with one anotherIn Ethiopia’s highlands, we find many depictionsOf … Continue reading

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First Principles: Liberty Is A Word Which, According As It Is Used, Comprehends the Most Good and the Most Evil of Any In the World

“Liberty is a word which, according as it is used, comprehends the most good and the most evil of any in the world. Justly understood it is sacred next to those which we appropriate in divine adoration; but in the … Continue reading

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Even By the Blind

Even By the Blindby Michael DoyleWe lose ourselves in life’s false accusationsFalling into fear before the wicked prosecutionsThese are the lessons learned in life’s schoolLike pearls before swine in a misapplied golden ruleNo one loses purity at the and hands … Continue reading

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