Founders' Quotes, 14-15 April 2025

Two quotes concerning religion & morality to contemplate and think about....

(1) Religion and good morals are the only solid foundation of public liberty and happiness. - Samuel Adams, letter to John Trumbull, 1778

(2) Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, Religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of Patriotism who should labor to subvert these great Pillars of human happiness. - George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796

'Religion & morality are bedrocks of any civil society for without them, we're headed pretty much back to the world of John Hobbes' Leviathan, a short brutish and nasty life without anything redeeming inside it whatsoever.

Democrats line up to visit El Salvador -- seeking to bring back a foreign gangbanger

Democrats line up to visit El Salvador -- seeking to bring back a foreign gangbanger: Democrats have finally found a cause they can rally around, and they are falling over themselves to make themselves part of it: According to Axios: Two members of House Democratic leadership are trying to send an official congressional delega...

Where's their humanity for Rachel Morin, Laken Riley and all the other Americans who've been killed at the hands of illegal aliens, huh? Bet you that if these illegals were coming to vote & support Republicans they'd build that southern wall faster than anything. Hypocrites.

Mother Jones: "We Should Ban Dogs For Environmental Reasons"

Dogs have “extensive and multifarious” environmental impacts, disturbing wildlife, polluting waterways and contributing to carbon emissions, new research has found. https://t.co/J2JXsybuSN

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) April 15, 2025

I kid you not... -- Mother Jones is always wrong and this time is no exception. This time, they are ready to ban dogs. (Twitchy)

Now, I know they're continuing their Quixotic quest to rule over the rest of us - You will own nothing and like it!" - but given humanity's relationship with canines (Muslims & their religious views on dogs notwithstanding) that's not happening anytime soon.

To quote ESPN's Stephen A. Smith, "I'm here to tell you right now, we don't care."

It Could Save Your Life...

(Patriot Post, 14 April 2025)

These two things are true: (1) I have friends who are transgender and (2) women & girls' sports should be protected from trans athletes invading their spaces. 

This isn't "bigotry" but simple biological science; you can take all the cross-sex hormones available, puberty blockers available, feminizing drugs available....yet because a trans woman was born with XY chromosomes, their body will still have elements of male physiology inside of them - larger bone structure, larger and more powerful muscles, larger and more plentiful lungs....you get the idea. Those are hardwired into our bodies, those of us with XY chromosomes and to have someone who is trans compete against cis-gender women/girls is simply not fair.

Yes, this will likely upset a lot of people (including a few friends of mine) but I will not get along to go along. People who know me know that I treat everyone - everyone! - with the respect and dignity they are due as human beings because we are all created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26-27)

That part is inviolable - we can argue about it, disagree over this and that, but I will always treat others with respect and dignity as they are due. It does not mean I have to go along with something that twists basic biological science. With very rare exception (intersex conditions and so forth) we humans are born either XY (male) or XX (female) with all the advantages, disadvantages, problems and benefits to go with each. 

We should strive to treat others with respect and dignity, yet we should also be affable enough to know when it simply time to "agree to disagree".

Founders' Quote, 13 April 2025

I should consider the speeches of Livy, Sallust, and Tacitus, as preeminent specimens of logic, taste and that sententious brevity which, using not a word to spare, leaves not a moment for inattention to the hearer. Amplification is the vice of modern oratory. - Thomas Jefferson, a letter to David Harding, 1824

Public speaking is an important part of a civic society yet many of us fail to appreciate how words can have an effect on us a society. Just think about some of the great speeches and how they influenced society, politics, diplomacy...and try to strive for emulating the best parts every chance you get.

Living Without Regrets | Pastor Randy Skeete

A very well-thought sermon by Pr. Skeete; if there is one goal we should always have in this world, it is to live life to the fullest and without regrets. (I forgot to post a Happy Sabbath the night before, so this will suffice for this week; my apologies)

Founders Quotes, 10-12 April 2025

Good tidings on this evening for you, my dear readers, get a trio of quotes from some of America's founding fathers on the topics of power, property and public service..,.yay.

Power: Responsibility, in order to be reasonable, must be limited to objects within the power of the responsible party, and in order to be effectual, must relate to operations of that power, of which a ready and proper judgment can be formed by the constituents. - Alexander Hamilton & James Madison, Federalist #63, 1788

Property: The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence. If `Thou shalt not covet' and `Thou shalt not steal' were not commandments of Heaven, they must be made inviolable precepts in every society before it can be civilized or made free. - John Adams, A Defense of the Constitution, 1788

Public Service: I was summoned by my country, whose voice I can never hear but with veneration and love. - George Washington, First Inaugural Address, 1789

All three quotes are vital in understanding America; in regards to power, both Hamilton and Madison point out that with power comes responsibility, for the two are not separate or exclusive. In terms of property, the right of private property and what goes with it is as vital a right protected by the Constitution as any other and must be protected within the bounds of the Constitution.

Finally, public service should be an honor, not a stepping stone to greater things for as Washington points out, there is no greater service than working on behalf and in the stead of his/her fellow Americans.