Monthly Archives: March 2022

First Principles: Greater Love Has No One Than This: To Lay Down One’s Life For One’s Friends

Posted on March 25, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” – John 15:12-14

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Thought For the Day: You May Not Be Interested In War, but War Is Very Interested In You

Posted on March 24, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“You may not be interested in war, but war is very interested in you.” – Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoi (1828-1910)

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First Principles: The General Government Is Not to Be Charged With the Whole Power of Making and Administering Laws; Its Jurisdiction Is Limited To Certain Enumerated Objects

Posted on March 24, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The general government is not to be charged with the whole power of making and administering laws: its jurisdiction is limited to certain enumerated objects, which concern all the members of the republic, but which are not to be attained … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: One Cannot Be Deeply Responsive To the World Without Being Saddened Very Often

Posted on March 23, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often.” – Erich Fromm, psychoanalyst and author (23 Mar 1900-1980)

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First Principles: The True Key For the Construction of Everything Doubtful In A Law Is the Intention of the Lawmakers

Posted on March 23, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“[T]he true key for the construction of everything doubtful in a law is the intention of the law-makers.” – Thomas Jefferson (1808)

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Thought For the Day: Kings Had Always Been Involving and Impoverishing Their People In Wars, Pretending Generally, If Not Always, That the Good of the People Was the Object

Posted on March 22, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Kings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars, pretending generally, if not always, that the good of the people was the object.” – Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

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First Principles: The Natural Cure For An Ill-Administration, In A Popular or Representative Constitution, Is A Change of Men

Posted on March 22, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The natural cure for an ill-administration, in a popular or representative constitution, is a change of men.” – Alexander Hamilton (1787)

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The Devil Tempts

Posted on March 21, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

The Devil Temptsby Michael DoyleThe Devil tempts an overplayed handSomething that even kings understandThere is merit in finding humiliationIt leads us to patience and tolerationEach a step toward our maturationAs we learn to live lives of moderationSomehow…between our grief and … Continue reading →

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First Principles: God Is Not Dead, Nor Doth He Sleep

Posted on March 21, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:“God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;The Wrong shall fail,The Right prevail,With peace on earth, good-will to men.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Thought For the Day: It’s Not Enough To Do Your Best; You Must Know What To Do, and Then Do Your Best

Posted on March 21, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and THEN do your best.” – W. Edwards Deming (1900-1993)

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