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Thought For the Day: They Tried To Bury Us. They Didn’t Know We Were Seeds.
“They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.” – Dinos Christianopoulos, poet (20 Mar 1931-2020) It’s interesting how people and sources are lost along the way. It seems the origins of a phrase is that it is … Continue reading
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First Principles: Nature Never Deceives Us; It Is Always We Who Deceive Ourselves
“Nature never deceives us; it is always we who deceive ourselves.” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)
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First Principles: The Best of All Government Is That Which Teaches Us To Govern Ourselves
“The best of all government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832
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Parenting As We Go
Parenting As We Goby Michael DoyleHolding on so tightAs life brings dark and lightParenting the children trusted to usAnd doing our best just becauseGod loves us and we should love one anotherAs we are either serving as father or motherIt’s … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: The Give of Every Good and Perfect Gift Has Called Upon Us To Mimic God’s Giving, By Grace, Through Faith and This Is Not of Ourselves
“The giver of every good and perfect gift has called upon us to mimic God’s giving, by grace, through faith and this is not of ourselves” – St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra
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First Principles: Let Us Not Love With Words or Speech But With Actions and In Truth
“Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. – 1 John 3:18
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First Principles: Honesty Will Be Found On Every Experiment, To Be the Best and Only True Policy; Let Us Then As A Nation Be Just
“Honesty will be found on every experiment, to be the best and only true policy; let us then as a Nation be just.” – George Washington (1783)
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First Principles: Liberty Must At All Hazards Be Supported. We Have A Right To It, Derived From Our Maker
“Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it, derived from our Maker. But if we had not, our fathers have earned and bought it for us, at the expense of their ease, their estates, their … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Death Changes Us, the Living. In the Presence of Death, We Become More Aware of Life
“Death changes us, the living. In the presence of death, we become more aware of life…. It can inspire us to decide what really matters in life–and then to seek it.” – Candy Lightner