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Monthly Archives: December 2017
First Principles: Power Should Be Restrained From Encroaching
“It will not be denied that power is of an encroaching nature and that it ought to be effectually restrained from passing the limits assigned to it.” –James Madison, Federalist No. 48, 1788
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Tagged Encroachment, First Principles, Government, James Madison, Limits, Nature, Power, Restraint, The Federalist Papers
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Thought For the Day: Friendship Forms In the Kindness That Overflows
“We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is at last a drop which makes it run over; so in a series of kindnesses there is at last one … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Darwin’s The Voyage of the Beagle, Chapter XVIII
Aloha Promises Forever has previously covered Charles Darwin and The Voyage of the Beagle. On December 23, 1835, Darwin visited New Zealand natives. In that Kiwis are interesting and nice people and this happened, it seemed like an opportunity to … Continue reading
A Suffering of Purpose
A Suffering of Purpose by Michael Romani Suffering and injustice, as we live this Teach us empathy and forgiveness Acceptance, even when not sedate Is the path of living under divine fate All of us in our startling humanity Face … Continue reading
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Tagged God, God's Will, Holding On, Hope, Justice, Morality, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Understanding
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Torn
By my decisions, my life is worn A bend at every juncture, I am torn Decisions needing to be made Take bravery, yet, I’m afraid Commitments are the path made Though bending, I have stayed Frailties have a toll taken … Continue reading
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Tagged Choice, Committments, Daily Prompt, Decisions, Goals, Older, Path, Preserverance, Time, Toll, Torn, Wiser, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: Words Are Actions Are Words
“Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882)
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Tagged Actions, Louder Than Words, Persuasion, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Statement, Symbolic, Vocalize, Words
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First Principles: Excessive Taxation Brings the Ruin of A Nation
“There is no part of the administration of government that requires extensive information and a thorough knowledge of the principles of political economy, so much as the business of taxation. The man who understands those principles best will be least … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Class Warfare, Economy, First Principles, Government, Opportunity, Oppressioin, Revenue, Taxation
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Sonic Gems: Michael Buble – Christmas
In 2011, Michael Buble released Christmas, his seventh studio album. That year in December, the album rose to Number 1 on the Billboard 200 album sales chart. It also won a Juno Award for Album of the Year. This was the … Continue reading
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Tagged Billboard, Christmas, Great American Songbook, Juno Award, Michael Buble, Sonic Gems
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21st Century Twilight Zone
https://flic.kr/p/CH47Xk 21st Century Twilight Zone by Michael Romani In these times of post-modern days On might wonder about how morality plays From another century still have relevance A look, however, will evidence the prevalence That such lessons still remain and … Continue reading
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Tagged 21st Century, Civilization, Electric Dreams, Lessons, Morality Plays, Nostalgia, Parables, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Post Modern, Twilight Zone
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Pilgrim’s Progress, Part II – Bunyan
Aloha Promises Forever has already discussed The Pilgrim’s Progress, particularly with respect to Part I and the life of John Bunyan. We urge you to review this material. The second part of this major work deals with the pilgrimage of Christian’s … Continue reading
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