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Thought For the Day: We Have Solved the Mystery of the Atom and Forgotten the Lessons of the Sermon On the Mount

“We live in a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants, in a world that has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. We have solved the mystery of the atom and forgotten the lessons of the Sermon on the … Continue reading

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First Principles: The World Is A Severe Schoolmaster, For Its Frowns Are Less Dangerous Than Its Smiles and Flatteries, and It Is A Difficult Task To Keep In the Path of Wisdom

“The world is a severe schoolmaster, for its frowns are less dangerous than its smiles and flatteries, and it is a difficult task to keep in the path of wisdom.” – Phillis Wheatley

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Thought For the Day: If Money Is Your Hope For Independence You Will Never Have It. The Only Real Security That A Man Will Have In This World Is A Reserve of Knowledge, Experience, and Ability

“If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.” – Henry Ford

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Thought For the Day: The Devil Divides the World Between Atheism and Superstition

“The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.” – George Herbert

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The Will To Survive

The Will To Surviveby Michael DoyleIn a soldier’s final score,Only the dead know the end of war.Shrouded in the sadness of despair,Life is hobbled by a world so unfair.We keep on fighting shadowsThough each of us is certain and knowsThe … Continue reading

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¡Viva Venezuela libre!

¡Viva Venezuela libre!by Michael DoyleAmerican power has been put on display,Concentrated on a dictator who came to play.Law enforcement and military mightLanded to make our world more right.Power, speed, and competenceOvercame instantaneously every hindrance.Overwhelming without any American loss,The US military … Continue reading

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First Principles: For God So Loved the World, That He Gave His Only Begotten Son, That Whosoever Believeth In Him Should Not Perish, But Have Everlasting Life

 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” – John 3:16 Merry Christmas, one and all!

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Thought For the Day: Never Be Afraid To Raise Your Voice For Honesty and Truth and Compassion Injustice and Lying and Greed…It Would Change the Earth

“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world…would do this, it would change the earth.” – William Faulkner

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Thought For the Day: To Clasp the Hands In Prayer Is the Beginning of An Uprising Against the Disorder of the World

“To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world.” – Karl Barth

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First Principles: Whoever Commands the Sea, Commands the Trade; Whoever Commands the Trade of the World Commands the Riches of the World

“Whoever commands the sea, commands the trade; whosoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world, and consequently the world itself.” – Walter Raleigh

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