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First Principles: Mankind Is Born Free, Yet, Everywhere Is In Chains
“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.” – Jean Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract (1762)
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All the Beauty Heaven Bears
Probably one of the single most sad moments possible in a parent’s life is surviving the death of a child. All the Beauty Heaven Bears by Michael Romani Against all sense In a world grown dense A child’s life has … Continue reading
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Tagged Bear, Beauty, Belief, Brave, Child, Child's Life, Crumble, Death, Dense, Dream, End, Everything, Grief, Heaven, Incandescent, Moment, Nothing, Out Live, Pain, Parent, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Sad, Sense, Sorrow, Stardust, Stars, Stumble, Surreal, Tomorrow
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Thought For the Day: A President Cannot Be Impeached Based On A Faction of Society Is Upset That He Was Elected
“You cannot impeach a President because you are upset he won an election.” – Charlie Kirk So what then is the meaning of this nebulous language, “high crimes and misdemeanors” and how might it apply? “The Framers meant for the … Continue reading
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First Principles: It Is the Dearness of Freedom That Makes It So Valued and Valuable
“What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheap, Dearness, Esteem, First Principles, Freedom, Lightly, Obtain, Thomas Paine, Value
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In Memoriam: Armed Forces Day 2019
Aloha Promises Forever is remiss in recognizing the men and women who serve both around the world protecting and serving us and those on the home front taking care of all the domestic things that are so very important in … Continue reading
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Here Am I
The Church is the people. There is nothing Biblical in the belief that approaching God requires the intercession of any other than Jesus and certainly not priests. If the Catholic church is going to rise from its present decline, it … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Church, Corruption, Decline, Dignity, Faith, Hierachy, Jesus, Luther, Moral Laxity, Pews, Photograph, Piety, Poem, Poetry, Power, Predator Priest, Priests, Rebel, Reform, Restoration, Rise, Sacred Heart, Simple, Sin, The People, True
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First Principles: There Has Never Been A Bad Peace or A Good War
“There never was a good war or a bad peace.” – Benjamin Franklin, Letter to Josiah Quincy, September 11, 1783 … but there have been necessary wars nonetheless (me and nearly every other active duty member and Veteran out there)….. … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Life Becomes Simpler Without Mirrors
“How simple life becomes when things like mirrors are forgotten.” – Daphne du Maurier, novelist (13 May 1907-1989)
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Thought For the Day: Kindness and Love Are the Sum of My Philosophy
“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.” – Dalai Lama
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 