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Thought For the Day: Mankind Is More Often Conquered By Fear and Ignorance Than War
“The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs, and explosions, and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices, to be found only in the minds of men. For the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion … Continue reading
First Principles: A Nation Should Avoid Perpetual Debt
“We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.” –Thomas Jefferson
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Tagged Commerce, Debt, Economy, First Principles, Government, History, Peace, Tax, Thomas Jefferson, War
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Dark Voices
Darkness abounds for a lot of returning Veterans. The sad, sad truth is that more Veterans have died from self infliction than on the battle fields since 9/11. Think on that, please. I don’t care about your politics really. If … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Conflict, Crippling, Dark, Death Before Dishonor, Internal, Light, Peace, Photograph, Poems, Poetry, War
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The Truth of Wars Won
The Truth of Wars Won by Michael Romani It’s as often in the questions That have not been asked As it in the needs That have not been tasked That we find the answers needed Much like the wild grasses … Continue reading
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Tagged Battlefield, Conspiracy, History, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Questions, Secrets, Strategy, War
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Qur’an – The Medina Suras
Mohammed arrived at Kuba after “The Flight” on September 20, 622. Although not my faith, it is important that we understand the beliefs of others. This particular part of the Qur’an, the al-Nisa has a few themes in which we … Continue reading
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Tagged al-Nisa, Harvard Classics, Hypocrisy, Islam, Justice, Muhammed, Obligations, Peace, The Medina Suras, The Qur'an, The Woman Chapter, War
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First Principles: A Nation Should Be Slow In Going Into War and Decisive When It Has Do So
“It is too true, however disgraceful it may be to human nature, that the nations in general will make war whenever they have a prospect of getting anything by it, nay that absolute monarchs, will often make war when their … Continue reading
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Tagged Decisive, Deliberate, Determination, Federalist Papers, First Principles, Gain, John Jay, Just, Purposeful, War
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A Kind of Sonnet of Blindness
A Kind of Sonnet of Blindness by Michael Romani Observed as an adage calling for an eye for eye It’s the way of the world until this world is blind You may think this as justice, but I – I … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories, Uncategorized
Tagged Blindness, Eye For An Eye, Justice, Peace, Poem, Poetry, Sonnet, Switch, War
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First Principles: Federal Government Grows In Times of War and Danger
“The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the State governments, in times of peace and security.” – James Madison With this in mind, I believe … Continue reading
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Tagged Danger, Federal, Federalist Papers, James Madison, Operations, Peace, Security, State, Terrorism, War, Wise Governance
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – After Blenheim – Robert Southey
English poet Robert Southey wrote After Blenheim in 1796 as an anti-war poem. The poem is based on that famous 1704 battle of that took place during the War of Spanish Succession. In this poem, two small children are playing when one … Continue reading
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Tagged After Blenheim, Harvard Classics, Loss, Robert Southey, Romantic Poetry, Victory, War, War of Spanish Succession
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Rabaul Harbor
Rabaul Harbor by Michael Romani Mankind has fought war after war It seems like we will forevermore Without a second thought of consequence Of how nature bears this in reluctance Absorbing all the we do to her One horrible aftermath … Continue reading
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Tagged Biplane, Crater, Daydream, Diving, New Guinea, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Rabaul Harbor, Volcano, War
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