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Tag Archives: War
First Principles: Peace Is the Real and Right Memorial For Those Who Have Died In War
“Peace is the real and right memorial for those who have died in war.” – Richard M. Nixon
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Tagged Death, First Principles, Memorial, Peace, Real, Richard M. Nixon, Right, War
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First Principles: War Is Not the Best Engine For Us To Resort To; Nature Has Given Us One In Our Commerce
“War is not the best engine for us to resort to; nature has given us one in our commerce, which if properly managed, will be a better instrument for obliging the interested nations of Europe to treat us with justice.” … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Engine, Commerce, First Principles, Instrument, Justice, Nations, Nature, Oblige, Properly Managed, Thomas Jefferson, War
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First Principles: History Teaches That War Begins When Governments Believe the Price of Aggression Is Cheap
“History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.” – Ronald Reagan
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Tagged Aggression, Cheap, First Principles, Government, History, Price, Ronald Reagan, Teach, War
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It Hardly Counted
It Hardly Counted by Michael DoyleIn all my time in the dreadful warI felt certain of something moreA lot of horrible things occurredLooking back they’ve all blurredThese horrors handled with graceAre the worst, most of us faceTo know that man’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Amount, Blur, Certain, Conflict, Cost, Count, Desipte, Die, Effort, Empty Hero, Endure, Eyes, Face, Feeling, Friends, Grace, Hell, Horror, Hurt Full, In the End, Inflict, Less Than Zero, Lifetime, Man's Inhumanity To Man, Memory, Mirror, More, Needed, Occur, Others, Poetry and Poems, Recognize, Rhyme, Shell, Time, Trouble, Truth, War, Why
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In the Armor of Christ
In the Armor of Christby Michael DoyleUnpacked in a letter to predicateThe good news the Bible indicatesIs the bridging of the gap to build our communityIt’s a story of starting as one to become a familyI am a wealthy man … Continue reading
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Tagged Armor of Christ, Bible, Born, Bridge, Challenge, Choice, Community, Consequence, Context, Determination, Devil, Devil's Army, Evil Hour, Faith, Faithful, Family, Fight, Gap, God's Power, Good News, Heaven, Letter, Light, Live, Love, Personal History, Poetry and Poems, Recompense, Resistance, Score, Shaped, Spiritual Measure, Strong, Trace, Treasure, Truth and Righteousness, Unpacked, Victims of Sin, Victory, War, Weak, Wealthy
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Asian American Is Not A Color
Asian American Is Not A Colorby Michael DoyleAll these phenotypes and social constructionsHave led to oppression and humanity’s destructionColors cannot be the references of relationshipWarped as it is under the God that we worshipImperfect groups are clustered in racial identityAnd … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian American, Atonal Racism, Blinking Hazard Lights, Busy Streets, China Town, Clustered, Colors, Destiny, Destruction, Divide, Double Parked Cars, Down, Fuss Enough, Gauntlet, God, Hallways, Hard To Own, Hate Others, Holler, Humanity, Imperfect Groups, Injustice, Journey, Lasting Peace, Nations, Not A Color, Oppression, Phenotypes, Poetry and Poems, Procrastination, Questions, Racial Fairness, Racial Identity, References, Relationship, Rules, Semi-Tragic Way, Shape, Skin Tone, Social Constructions, Stars, Struggle, War, Warped, Wonder, Worship
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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 Eternal, First Principles, Form, Government, Mankind, Open, Republican, Rights, Secret, Thomas Jefferson, War
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First Principles: It Is A Principle Incorporated Into the Settled Policy of America, That As Peace Is Better Than War, War Is Better Than Tribute
“It is a principle incorporated into the settled policy of America, that as peace is better than war, war is better than tribute.” – James Madison (1816)
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Tagged America, Better, First Principles, Incorporated, James Madison, Peace, Principle, Settled Policy, Tribute, War
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Mean Streaks and Misgivings
Mean Streaks and Misgivingsby Michael DoyleWhen the Colt has turned to rustAnd all that’s left is to swallow the dustThe desert plays tricks on a man’s mindAs he looks over his shoulder at what’s left behindWar is war and won’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Amend, At Last, Blind, Blindness, Body, Bury, Carry, Catch Up, Cost, Cure, Desert, Dust, Ease, Eke Away, Endure, Eye For An Eye, Find, Forget, Gun Hand, Heart, Labyrinth, Left Behind, Living Days, Mean Streak, Memories, Mental Maze, Mind, Misgiving, More, Our Ways, Past, Persistence, Poetry and Poems, Pray, Price, Regret, Resistance, Revenge, Ripped Free, Rust, Settle, Shaken, Shoulder, Soul, Soul's Rot, Start, Sun, Taken, The Days, Things Done, Tricks, Tricks of Mind, Truce, Truth, Turns Out, War, Whiskey, Wounded, Wounds
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First Principles: It Must Be Known, That We Are At All Times Ready For War
“If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready … Continue reading
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Tagged All Times, Avoid, Desire, First Principles, George Washington, Insult, Known, Peace, Powerful Instrument, Prosperity, Ready, Repel, War
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