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First Principles: Liberty Is the Greatest Blessing That Men Enjoy, and Slavery the Heaviest Curse That Human Nature Is Capable Of
“Liberty is the greatest blessing that men enjoy, and slavery the heaviest curse that human nature is capable of.” – Stephen Hopkins
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Tagged First Principles, Greatest Blessing, Heaviest Curs, Human Nature, Liberty, Mankind, Rhode Island, Slavery, Stephen Hopkins
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First Principles: Among the Expected Glories of the Constitution, Next To the Abolition of Slavery Was That of Rum
“Among the expected glories of the Constitution, next to the abolition of Slavery was that of Rum.” – George Clymer
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Tagged Abolition, Constitution, Expectation, First Principles, George Clymer, Glory, Rum, Slavery
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First Principles: If Virtue & Knowledge Are Diffused Among the People, They Will Never Be Enslav’d. This Will Be Their Good Security
“If virtue & knowledge are diffused among the people, they will never be enslav’d. This will be their great security.“ – Samuel Adams
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Tagged Diffusion, First Priinciples, Knowledge, Samuel Adams, Security, Slavery, The People, Virtue
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The Difference of A Heavenly Father
The Difference of A Heavenly Fatherby Michael DoyleDeep within the holy inference,Meanings are held by deference.Throughout all of human history,Kings have added up to slavery.But not so, in our father’s kingdom.Our heavenly king rules through freedom.When the people forget and … Continue reading
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Tagged Beethelhem, Bible, Christianity, Differece, Faith, Freedom, God, God's Law, Heavenly Father, Human Hstory, Inspirraton, Israel, Jesus, Judaic History, Kiing, Kiingdom, Messiah, Moses, Nationn, Poetry and Poems, Prophet, Roman Domination, Sin, Slavery
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Belonging To the Father
Belonging To the Fatherby Michael DoyleThe scriptures are perhaps the most influentialWords ever written, and arguably the most beneficial.As its pages have shaped the best of humanity’s culture,It has been a book of controversy and of nurture.The Bible’s pages have … Continue reading
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Tagged Belong, Beneficial, Bible, Bond, Burning Bush, Christianity, Context, Controversy, Core Belief, Craft, Culture, Door, Experience, Faith, Father In Heaven, God, God's Name, House of Light, Humanity, IInetntion, Influence, Jesus, Judaism, Lord's Prayer, Meaning, Moses, Mudbrick, Mystery, Narrow Place, Nurture, Obedience, Pages, Pharoah, Poetry and Poems, Power, Redemption, Relatonship, Scripture, Sheep and Goats, Slavery, Soon, Teachings, Tests of Time, The Father, Time, Understanding, Whatever Will Be, Words, Worshp
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Joseph: Into the Lord’s Presence
Joseph: Into the Lord’s Presenceby Michael DoyleGod reveals His wonders in wonders spoken.We who believe do our best though we’re broken.We walk our best in this mystical game.We do our best to play our part in the fame.Faithfulness walks among … Continue reading
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Tagged Believe, Beliief, Bible, Broken, Christianity, Courage, Crowd of Witnesses, Difficulties and Challeges, Dream, Dysfunctional Family, Egypt, Endurance, Extraordinary, Faith, Faithfulness, Focus, Glory, God, History, Holy, ibling Rivalry, Iimage, Integriry, Jealousy, Jesus, Joseph, Joy, Lord, One of These ays, Ordinary, Poetry and Poems, pper Story, Precpectve, Presence, Reliace, Resentment, Righteouus, Run, Satan's Sin, Slavery, The Lord, Wonders
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What Is To Be Will Be
What Is To Be Will Beby Michael DoyleAs the day of celebration approaches,My thoughts turn to the prayer that encroachesOn every other day and on all my ways.It is as important as Christmas Day.The Lord’s Prayer is, itself, a revolution.It … Continue reading
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First Principles: Christianity, By Introducing Into Europe the Truest Principles of Humanity, Universal Benevolence, and Brotherly Love, Had Happily Abolished Civil Slavery
“Christianity, by introducing into Europe the truest principles of humanity, universal benevolence, and brotherly love, had happily abolished civil slavery. Let us who profess the same religion practice its precepts… by agreeing to this duty.” – Richard Henry Lee
A Nation’s Passion Play
A Nation’s Passion Playby Michael DoyleFrom our earliest days, when we dwelt in caves,We have tried to understand what it is that savesOur rarest sentiments are served up like a delicacyThese are questionable as we define principled libertyIt is a … Continue reading
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Tagged Betrayed, Childish Illusions, Civilized Country, Complexity, Condemnation, Delicacy, Earliest Days, Empathy, Freedom, Great Escape, Hard, Hard Road, Nation, Passion Play, Poetry and Poem, Principled Liberty, Saves, Sentiment, Shame, Slavery, Sympathy, Understnd, Wisdom
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Nat Turner’s Legacy
Nat Turner’s Legacyby Michael DoyleExceptions seldom make the ruleFoolish thinkers need their schoolThose who dwell on the mysteryOf why so few rose against slaveryIt is a cowardice of cultureThat we cannot afford to nurtureLet’s recall a moment of historyLived by … Continue reading
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