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First Principles: Sad Will Be the Day When Americans Forget Their Traditions and Their History
“Sad will be the day when the American people forget their traditions and their history, and so longer remember that the country they love, the institutions they cherish, and the freedom they hope to preserve, were born from the throes … Continue reading
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Tagged American, Day, Fearless, First Principles, Forget, Freedom, History, Remember, Resistance, Roger Sherman, Sad, Tradition, Tyranny
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First Principles: Any Law That Violates the Inalienable Rights of Mankind Is No Law At All and Is Unjust and Tyrannical
“Any law which violates the inalienable rights of man is essentially unjust and tyrannical; it is not a law at all.” – Maximilien Robespierre
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Tagged First Principles, Inalienable Rights, Law, Mankind, Maximilien Robespierre, Tyranny, Unjust, Violation
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Writing the Pages of History
Orwellian world we live in at times, isn’t it? Writing the Pages of History by Michael Romani Words come alive from my youth Whispers about the Ministry of Truth We have watched dystopia unfold And we cannot say we were … Continue reading
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Tagged 1984, Dystopia, Erasure of Hard Truth, Free, Future, History, Master Key, Ministry of Truth, Orwell, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Tyranny, Us, Word
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First Principles: Liberty of Conscience In All Just Things Makes It Impossible That Government Will Degenerate Into Tyranny
“Of the liberty of conscience in matters of religious faith, of speech and of the press; of the trial by jury of the vicinage in civil and criminal cases; of the benefit of the writ of habeas corpus; of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Define, Degenerate, Encroachment, Faith, First Principles, Government, Habeas Corpus, James Monroe, Libert of Conscience, Press, Right to Bear Arms, Rights, Secure, Speech, Trial By Jury, Tyranny
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First Principles: Resistance To Tyranny Is the Christian and Social Duty of Each Person
“Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual …Continue steadfast and, with a proper sense of your dependence on God, nobly defend those rights which heaven gave, and no man ought to take from us.”. – … Continue reading
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Tagged Chistian, Defend, Dependence, Duty, First Principles, God, Haven, Individual, John Hancock, Man, Resist, Rights, Social, Steadfast, Take, Tyranny
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First Principles: It’s Up To All Americans To Stop the Spread of Principles Counter To Our Civil and Religious Rights
“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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Tagged American, Cause, Civil Rights, Destruct, Every, First Principles, Government, Mercy Warren, Religious Rights, Rulers, Stop, The People, Tyranny, Virtue
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Time Well Spent
In this age of global interconnection, we face a modern paradox. At the same time that we are more connected than ever, we are also increasingly polarized and alienated from one another. What might have been and can still be … Continue reading
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Tagged Algorithm, Alienation, Alternative, Balance, Belong, Biometric Sensor, Common, Communicate, Community, Conception, Connect, Dialog, Disconnect, Dividing Line, Ethics, Facebook, Family, Focus, Fogot, Free Speech, Friends, Gatekeeper, Generation, Global, Global Community, Google, Happy, Humanity, Imperative, Inform, Interconnection, Interface, Internet, Isolate, Learn, Life, Local, Modern, Monologue, Narcissism, Offer, One, Opinion, Paradox, Peel, People, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Polarization, Profit, Profit Motive, Reach, Repent, Screen Time, Self, Skin, Social Media, Strand, Time, Transform, Twitter Revolution, Tyranny, Unintended Consequence, Virtual Onion
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Samson IV
Tyranny believes in the power of man over God’s law. True liberty believes in the guidance of God in effecting a lawful and truly just world over the evils of man. Based in part on the Book of Judges: Samson … Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Judges, Brave, Capable, Champion, Command, Defeat, Evil, Faith, Free, Glory, Hebrew, Holy, Liberty, Living God, Mercy, Obey, Philistine, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Possible, Power, Rise Up, Sacred, Samson, Servant, Steeple, Truth, Tyranny, Victory
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Samson II
Based in part on the Book of Judges: Samson II by Michael Romani A time it was that had come When the Philistines of Gaza had plenty But, God’s children had next to none Save the for when the evil … Continue reading
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Tagged Baal, Cry, Death, Desert, End, Fight, Fogot, Gaza, Gift, God, God's Children, God's Will, Heathen, Hebrew, Heresy, Holy Ways, Hour, Hunger, Mercy, Peace, Philistine, Photograph, Plunder, Poem, Poetry, Power, Pure, Raid, Samson, Scroll, Slave, Sun, Sword, The Book of Judges, Tyranny, Vault
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Patience In Action
I suppose that every creative thinker knows this. Maybe we all do? Patience In Action by Michael Romani Rodin says that patience is action I do believe I see this satisfaction No matter what direction that I turn It’s there … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, Action, Blindness, Direction, Kindness, Learn, Patience, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Repentance, Rock, Rodin, Rule, Satisfaction, School, Shore, Splash, Time, Transform, Tyranny, Water, Wave, Wind
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