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Thought For the Day: We Do Not Believe In Ourselves Until Someone Reveals That Deep Inside Us Something Is Valuable, Worth Listening To, Worthy of Our Trust, Sacred To Our Touch

“We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or … Continue reading

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Their Own Way of Mourning

Their Own Way of Mourningby Michael DoyleOut here in the cold mornings of the suck,Each man learns to burn his own piece of luck.Each man is more fragile than he seems,But each of them has a passion for American Dreams.Still, … Continue reading

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First Principles: The Right of Self-Defense Never Ceases. It Is Among the Most Sacred, and Alike Necessary To Nations and To Individuals

“The right of self-defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals.” – James Monroe

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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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