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Tag Archives: War
Thought For the Day: War Is An Ugly Thing, But Not the Ugliest of Things
“War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse. A man who has nothing which he cares more about than … Continue reading
Forbidden Colors
Forbidden Colorsby Michael DoyleIn the forbidden colors of the sheltering skySome composers aren’t discussed until they dieRyūichi Sakamoto opened the door to an energy flowThat began with Debussy and would ebb and flowOf the Yellow Magic Orchestra in all of … Continue reading
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Tagged Articulation, Butterfly Kiss, Composer, Debussy, Delicate and Pensive, Ebb and Flow, Elixir, Emotion, Energy Flow, Film Score, Forbidden Colors, Hip-Hop, Immortality, Influence, Layers, Linger, Mangle, More, Poetry and Poems, Quiet, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sheltering Sky, Startle, Techno, Tnagle, War, Water's Edge, Worldbeat, Yellow Magic Orchestra
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First Principles: War, Like Most Other Things, Is A Science To Be Acquired and Perfected By Diligence, By Perseverance, By Time, and By Practice
“War, like most other things, is a science to be acquired and perfected by diligence, by perseverance, by time, and by practice.” – Alexander Hamilton (1787)
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Tagged Acquire, Alexander Hamilton, Diligence, First Principles, Other Things, Perfect, Perseverance, Practice, Science, Time, War
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Thought For the Day: The Souls of Emperors and Cobblers Are Cast In the Same Mold. The Same Reason That Makes Us Wrangle With A Neighbor Creates A War Between Princes
“The souls of emperors and cobblers are cast in the same mold. The same reason that makes us wrangle with a neighbor creates a war between princes.” – Michel de Montaigne, essayist (28 Feb 1533-1592)
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Tagged Cast, Cobblers, Emperors, Michel de Montaign, Mold, Neighbor, Princes, Reason, Souls, Thought For the Day, War, Wrangle
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First Principles: To Be Prepared For War, Is One of the Most Effectual Means of Preserving Peace
“To be prepared for war, is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.” – George Washington (1790)
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Tagged Effectual, First Principles, George Washington, Means, Peace, Prepared, Preserve, War
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First Principles: The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind
“The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind.” – Thomas Jefferson (1790)
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Tagged Etenral, First Principles, Form, Government, Mankind, Open, Republican, Rights, Secret, Thomas Jefferson, War
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Between Sleep and Awake
Between Asleep and Awakeby Michael DoyleBetween asleep and awakeIs the recounting ofEvery single mistakeSome deeper than othersSome of hate, some of loveAll of which are heartbreakThey sent me to fight in warI went out a well-trained beastAnd yet somehow I … Continue reading
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Tagged Awake, Between, Brash, Brokenness, Colors, Darkness, Deep, Deeper, Demon, Fight, Harshness, Hate, Heartbreak, Hero, Love, Mistake, More, Outspokenness, Poetry and Poems, Recounting, Repressed Years, Seep, Sleep, Soul, Stagger, Struggle, Tears, Utterance, War, Well-Trained Beast, Wish
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First Principles: No Protracted War Can Fail To Endanger the Freedom of A Democratic Country
“No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country.” – Alexis de Tocqueville, statesman and historian (29 Jul 1805-1859)
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Tagged Alexis de Tocqueville, Democratic Country, Endanger, Fail, First Principles, Freedom, War
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