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First Principles: Far From Being Rivals Or Enemies Religion and Law Are Twin Sisters, Friends, and of Mutual Assistance

“Human law must rest its authority ultimately upon the authority of that law which is divine. Far from being rivals or enemies religion and law are twin sisters, friends, and mutual assistance. Indeed, these two sciences run into each other.‘ – James Wilson, in The Works of the Honourable James Wilson (Philadelphia: Bronson and Chauncey, 1804), Vol. I, pp. 106 & 103-105.

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Thought For the Day: The Hardest Single Part of Building A Software System Is Deciding Precisely What To Build

“The hardest single part of building a software system is deciding precisely what to build the most important function that software builders do for their clients is the iterative extraction and refinement of the product requirements. For the truth is, the clients do not know what they want. They usually do not know what questions must be answered, and they have almost never thought of the…

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#Answer #Build #Decide #Detail #Fred Brooks #Hard #Know #Part #Precise #Problem #Question #Software #Specified #System #Thought #Thought For the Day #Truth

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alohapromises · 10 hours

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These Electric Feelings

These Electric Feelingsby Michael DoyleIt is once, maybe twiceYour head starts reelingIt's easy to pay the priceGetting lost in these electric feelingsYou know you've found the right oneAnd that the search is finally doneIt's not like you'll evade the snaresBut you cannot be anything but fairEveryone has their pickThey might reach it quickOr they might reach it slowBut in the end, we all knowThe…

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alohapromises · 20 hours

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First Principles: Without Liberty, Law Loses Its Nature and Its Name, and Becomes Oppression. Without Law, Liberty Also Loses Its Nature and Its Name, and Becomes Licentiousness

“Without liberty, law loses its nature and its name, and becomes oppression. Without law, liberty also loses its nature and its name, and becomes licentiousness.” – James Wilson (1790)

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alohapromises · 20 hours

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Worth the Turning of Attention

Worth the Turning of Attentionby Michael DoyleThe time has come and the time is nowTo remember the nation's virtues somehowBecause when the Left has gotten out of controlThere is virtually nothing to ever consoleThe losing of some fundamental beliefsThat without which we are stuck in griefAs our bleeding hearts become tyrannicalThe path they weave becomes quite maniacal There is no good in the…

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alohapromises · 23 hours

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Thought For the Day: You Can Only Protect Your Liberties In This World By Protecting the Other Man's Freedom

“You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man’s freedom.” – Clarence Darrow

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#Clarence Darrow #Freedom #Liberties #Other Man&039;s #Protect #Thought For the Day #World #You

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alohapromises · 1 day

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Beautifully Amazed

Beautifully Amazedby Michael DoyleWe paint a life seen togetherCertain that our blessings are betterAs we talk into the nightBefore we know it, it's the morning lightLearning things of complexityAs we break it down into simplicityLife can be overly demandingBut it comes down to our understandingWe talk about new traditionsWe will make into our renditionOf our dreams spoken aloudAnd my vision of…

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alohapromises · 2 days

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First Principles: Let Each Citizen Remember At the Moment He Is Offering His Vote…That He Is Executing One of the Most Solemn Trusts In Human Society For Which He Is Accountable To God and His Country “Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote … that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to God and his country.” – Samuel…

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Thought For the Day: You Can’t Change the Past, But You Can Ruin the Present By Worrying About the Future “You can’t change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future.”– Isak Dinesen (pen name of Karen Blixen), author (17 Apr 1885-1962)

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#Change #Future #Isak Dinesen #Karen Blixen #Past #Present #Ruin #Thought For the Day #Worry #You

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alohapromises · 3 days

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From the Shadows, Grows the Light

From the Shadows, Grows the Lightby Michael DoyleEmerging from the shadows,There is one thing that I knowGod keeps promises despite disruptionHe'll bring an end to all corruptionThis is the path for all eternityThe house of the worthy worships His deityWith hearts devoted to right intentionWe give all that's holy our right attentionOur hearts are full with the holy flameThat burns forever in His…

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Thought For the Day: The Law, In Its Majestic Equality, Forbids the Rich As Well As the Poor To Sleep Under Bridges, To Beg In the Streets, and To Steal Bread

“The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.” -Anatole France, novelist, essayist, Nobel laureate (16 Apr 1844-1924)

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#Anatole Frace #Beg #Bread #Bridges #Equality #Forbid #Majestic #Sleep #Steal #Street #The Law #The Poor #The Rich #Thought For the Day

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First Principles: Government Is Not Reason; It Is Not Eloquent; It Is Force. Like Fire, It Is A Dangerous Servant and A Fearful Master

“Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Experience has taught us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession, and when the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” – George…

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#Dangerous Servant #Eloquent #Fearful Master #Fire #First Principles #Force #George Washington #Government #Reason

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alohapromises · 4 days

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First Principles: Perseverance and Spirit Have Done Wonders In All Ages

“Perseverance and Spirit have done Wonders in all ages.” – George Washington to Maj. Gen. Philip Schuyler (August 20, 1775)

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#All Ages #First Principles #George Washington #Perseverance #Philip Schuyler #Spirit #Wonders

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Thought For the Day: Simplicity Is the Ultimate Sophistication

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo da Vinci, painter, engineer, musician, and scientist (15 Apr 1452-1519)

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#Leonardo da Vinci #Simplicity #Sophistication #Thought For the Day #Ultimate

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alohapromises · 5 days

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In Us and Through Us

In Us and Through Usby Michael DoylePrayerful in all that truly mattersOur God prepares us for when peace shattersWe know that God has intentional plansAs the world unfolds and God stymies even as He canThere on the inspired pages of the Holy Bible Rest the direct invitation to become a discipleIf we give up the world to follow the crossThis is the path of victory, and not one of lossEach step…

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alohapromises · 5 days

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First Principles: No One Can Serve Two Masters. Either You Will Hate the One and Love the Other, Or You'll Be Devoted To the One and Despise the Other. You Cannot Serve Both God and Money

“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.’ – Matthew 6:24 (NIV)

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#Despise #Devoted #First Principles #God #Hate #Love #Matthew 6:24 (NIV)#Money #One #Other #Serve #Two Masters

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Thought For the Day: The Foundation of True Holiness and True Christian Worship Is the Doctrine of the Gospel, What We Are To Believe

“The foundation of true holiness and true Christian worship is the doctrine of the gospel, what we are to believe. So when Christian doctrine is neglected, forsaken, or corrupted, true holiness and worship will also be neglected, forsaken, and corrupted.” – John Owen

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#Believe #Christian Worship #Corrupted #Doctrine #Forsaken #Foundation #Gospel #Holiness #John Owen #Neglected #Thought For the Day #True

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