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Worth the Turning of Attention

Worth the Turning of Attentionby Michael DoyleThe time has come and the time is nowTo remember the nation’s virtues somehowBecause when the Left has gotten out of controlThere is virtually nothing to ever consoleThe loss of some fundamental beliefsThat without … Continue reading

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Social Justice Fallacies

Social Justice Fallaciesby Michael DoyleThere is something to be saidThough I have a given explanationIt’s been rolling around in my headAnd must be spoken for the good of this nationThere is no sense in pursuing ‘equity’It only serves to put … 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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Minding God’s Own Business

Minding God’s Own Businessby Michael DoyleIt’s how it is that we should liveWe find that God has work to giveIn an echo of principles, we need clarityOf what is necessary to enable us to seeTo lack in clarity is an … Continue reading

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Preparation and Interpretation

Preparation and Interpretationby Michael DoyleI begin this in prayer and dedicationStanding firm on God’s holy foundationSpeaking the Word of God before meIn supplication, I seek to let this beGod, the three-in-one, formed in trinityIs holy and righteous in His dignityWelcoming … Continue reading

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First Principles: Justice, Humanity, and Benevolence Are the Duties You Owe To Society In General. To Your Country the Same Duties Are Incumbent Upon You

 “Justice, humanity and benevolence are the duties you owe to society in general. To your country the same duties are incumbent upon you with the additional obligation of sacrificing ease, pleasure, wealth and life itself for its defense and security.”– … Continue reading

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Uncomfortable Truths Sown

Uncomfortable Truths Sownby Michael DoyleUncomfortable truths push forward mortal historyAt times, these must be sown despite the miseryand the writers of the day must dare to openly criticizeAnd question the prevailing order that we must analyzeHowever, winding or twisting the … Continue reading

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The Original Wild Child

The Original Wild Childby Michael DoyleOver pizza. we swung from vine to vineThese laughing daughters making the timeTo watch a remake of Tarzan this Saturday nightEach smile a moonbeam of their father’s delightWe talk as we watch Africa’s original feral … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: The Saddest Aspect of Life Right Now Is That Science Gathers Knowledge Faster Than Society Gathers Wisdom

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.– Isaac Asimov

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The Bones of Rock-N-Roll

The Bones of Rock-N-Rollby Michael DoyleThe bones of rock-n-roll flowed through with authorityIn the American zeitgeist that Frank Zappa made legendarySpinning tales from hippies to yuppies in a vast conspiracyIt became tragically hipper as it grew to become legendaryHe was … Continue reading

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