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A Poem for Patriots Day 2023
A Poem For Patriots Day 2023by Michael DoyleIn the heart of every patriot rests a songIn our love of country, under God, as we belongThe foundations are strong and pillars are highAs long as Old Glory ripples across the skyOther … Continue reading
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Tagged 2023, American Dream, Beauty, Belong, Bold, Brave, Centuries Old, Clarity of Reason, Coastal Gates, Dark Hour, Darkness, Deep, Dignity, Endure, Eternal Vigilance, Every Patriot, Fade, Faith, Fate, Foundations, Freedom, Future, God, Guard, Heart, High, Honor, Justice, Liberty, Light, Love of Country, Mankind's Troubles, Minds, Night, Nobility, Old Glory, Passing, Patriots, Patriots Day, Persevere, Pillars of a Healthy Society, Poetry and Poems, Power, Republic's Principles, Rule of Just Law, Secure, Song, Song of Our Nation, Stay, Stay Firm, Stream, Strong, The Course, The People, Under God, United, Virtuous, Without Fear
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First Principles: It Is Necessary For Every American, With Becoming Energy To Endeavor To Stop the Dissemination of Principles Evidently Destructive of the Cause For Which They Have Bled
“It is necessary for every American, with becoming energy to endeavor to stop the dissemination of principles evidently destructive of the cause for which they have bled. It must be the combined virtue of the rulers and of the people … Continue reading
First Principles: Republics Are Created By the Virtue, Public Spirit, and Intelligence of the Citizens
“Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, … Continue reading
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Tagged Betray, Citizens, Dare, Fall, First Principles, Flatter, Honest, Intelligence, Justice Joseph Story, Profligate, Public Council, Public Spirit, Republics, Reward, The People, Virtue, Wise
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First Principles: The People Are Not To Be Disarmed of Their Weapons. They Are Left In Full Possession of Them.
“The people are not to be disarmed of their weapons. They are left in full possession of them.” – Zacharia Johnson (1788)
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Tagged Disarmed, First Principles, Full Possession, Left, The People, Weapons, Zacharia Johnson
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Thought For the Day: When A Government Takes Over People’s Economic Life It Becomes Absolute, and When It Has Become Absolute It Destroys…the Meaning of the People It Governs
“When a government takes over a people’s economic life it becomes absolute, and when it has become absolute it destroys the arts, the minds, the liberties and the meaning of the people it governs.” – Maxwell Anderson (1888-1959)
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Tagged Absolute, Destroy, Economic Life, Govern, Government, Maxwell Anderson, The Arts, The Liberties, The meaning, The Minds, The People, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: Unless the People, Through Unified Action, Arise and Take Charge of Their Government, They Will Find That Their Government Has Taken Charge of Them
“Unless the people, through unified action, arise and take charge of their government, they will find that their government has taken charge of them. Independence and liberty will be gone, and the general public will find itself in a condition … Continue reading
First Principles: Public Virtue Cannot Exist In A Nation Without Private, and Public Virtue Is the Only Foundation of Republics
“Public virtue cannot exist in a nation without private, and public virtue is the only foundation of republics. There must be a positive passion for the public good, the public interest, honour, power and glory, established in the minds of … Continue reading
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Tagged First Principles, Foundation, Glory, Honor, John Adams, Liberty, Minds, Nation, Positive Passion, Power, Private, Private Passions, Public Good, Public Interest, Public Passion, Public Virtue, Republics, Superior, The People
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First Principles: Government Is Instituted For the Common Good; For the Protection, Safety, Prosperity, and Happiness of the People
“Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people; and not for profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men…” – John Adams
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Tagged Common Good, First Principles, Government, Happiness, John Adams, Prosperity, Protection, Safety, The People
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First Principles: Stability In Government Is Essential To National Character and To the Advantages Annexed To It
“Stability in government is essential to national character and to the advantages annexed to it, as well as to that repose and confidence in the minds of the people, which are among the chief blessings of civil society.” – James … Continue reading
First Principles: It Is Necessary For Every American…To Endeavor To Stop the Dissemination of Principles…Destructive of the Cause For Which They Have Bled
“It is necessary for every American, with becoming energy to endeavor to stop the dissemination of principles evidently destructive of the cause for which they have bled. It must be the combined virtue of the rulers and of the people … Continue reading
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