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Na/GloPoWriMo Day 19: Plastic Wrappings Of Earth Day
The Na/GloPoWriMo Day 19 challenge reads as: “Today we challenge you to write a paragraph that briefly recounts a story, describes the scene outside your window, or even gives directions from your house to the grocery store. Now try erasing … Continue reading
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Tagged Age of Unreason, Apocalypse, Distortion, Earth Day, Evidence, Falsity, Hyperbole, Hysteria, Liars, Na/GloPoWriMo, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Psuedo Science, Responsibility, Society, Stewardship, Treason
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Thought for the Day: Prosperity and Human Fulfillment Are Created From the Bottom Up
“We who live in free market societies believe that growth, prosperity and ultimately human fulfillment are created from the bottom up, not the government down.” – Ronald Reagan
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Tagged Bottom Up, Citizens, Free Market, Fulfillment, Government Down, Growth, Prosperity, Ronald Reagan, Society, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: True Law Is Certain and Universal On All of Society
“Nothing deserves the name of law but that which is certain and universal in its operation upon all the members of the community.” – Benjamin Rush (1788)
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Tagged Benjamin Rush, Certainty, First Prinicples, Law, Operation, Society, Universality
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Truth In All Ill Repute
Truth In All Ill Repute by Michael Romani Arguments in the guise of truth Set a bad example for our youth The world has tilted off its axis The question left, I have to ask is When we’ve broken this … Continue reading
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Tagged Arguments, Bad Example, Complexity, Constructs, Cynicism, Gossip, Hope, Hues, Leadership, Moral Relativity, Pessimism, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Sea Change, Social Contract, Social Distortion, Society, Weaponized Facts
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First Principles: The Aim of Constitutions Is To Obtain Leaders Who Pursue the Common Good of Society
“The aim of every political constitution is, or ought to be, first to obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue to pursue, the common good of the society.” – James Madison (1788) … Continue reading
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Tagged Common Good, Discernment, First Principles, Goal, Government, James Madison, Leaders, Political Constitution, Society, Virtue, Wisdom
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Fact
It’s a natural born fact That it’s more than an act Manufactured news isn’t new Yet, it misleads me and you Propaganda is misery’s tool Destined to create a land of fools When alleged facts make no sense It’s up … Continue reading
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Tagged Act, Built, Daily Prompt, Dealt, Fact, Land of Fools, Manufactured News, Mislead, Pretense, Propaganda, Sense, Society, Wordpress
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First Principles: The Right To Freedom Is God Given and Cannot Be Given Up
“If men … give up any essential natural right, the eternal law of reason and the great end of society, would absolutely vacate such renunciation; the right to freedom being the gift of God Almighty, it is not in the … Continue reading
First Principles: Where There Is No Law, There Is No Liberty
“[W]here there is no law, there is no liberty; and nothing deserves the name of law but that which is certain and universal in its operation upon all the members of the community.” – Benjamin Rush, 1788 … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Rush, Certain, Community, First Principles, Law, Liberty, Order, Society, Universal
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#MeToo
#MeToo by Michael Romani It sometimes seems That the broken dreams Belong to the wealthy And maybe that’s unhealthy As in causes like #MeToo These privileges won’t do Won’t do; shouldn’t do Mustn’t do; you agree… don’t you? #MeToo needs … Continue reading
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Tagged #MeToo, Broken Dreams, Choices, Family, Justice, Light, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Protection, Redemption, Sexual Treason, Silence, Society, Spoken, Truth, Voices
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Reservation
I want to state clearly but not so nearly Just clearly enough about what I hold dearly I have my reservation as how this is leaning It will take a lot of work before it’s redeeming However, it certainly seems … Continue reading
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Tagged Compromise, Daily Prompt, Dream, Extreme, Mob Rule, Nation, Polarity, Redemption, Reservation, Society, Together, Values, Wordpress
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