Monthly Archives: March 2023

First Principles: As We Are Running the Next Generation Into Debt, We Ought To Do the Work of It, Otherwise We Use Them Meanly

Posted on March 3, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“As parents, we can have no joy, knowing that this government is not sufficiently lasting to ensure any thing which we may bequeath to posterity: And by a plain method of argument, as we are running the next generation into … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Most Sacred of Duties of A Government Is To Do Equal and Impartial Justice To All Citizens

Posted on March 2, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The most sacred of the duties of a government [is] to do equal and impartial justice to all citizens.” – Thomas Jefferson (1816)

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Thought For the Day: One Does Not Advance the Swimming Abilities of Ducks By Throwing the Eggs In the Water

Posted on March 2, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“One does not advance the swimming abilities of ducks by throwing the eggs in the water.” – Multatuli (pen name of Eduard Douwes Dekker), novelist (2 Mar 1820-1887)

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Wonderland Needed

Posted on March 1, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Wonderland Needed (the Mad Hatter)by Michael DoyleWhen you clear your mindOf all the clatter and voicesWhat’s left behind, are the choicesIn our unwilling to be left behindAs we find in this hide and seekMuch of the world is mass confusionUntil, … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: It Is Not So Much Our Friends’ Help That Helps Us As the Confident Knowledge They Will Help Us

Posted on March 1, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.” -Epicurus, philosopher (c. 341-270 BCE)

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First Principles: The Cause of America Is In A Great Measure the Cause of All Mankind

Posted on March 1, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind.” – Thomas Paine, Common Sense (1776)

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Monthly Archives: March 2023

First Principles: As We Are Running the Next Generation Into Debt, We Ought To Do the Work of It, Otherwise We Use Them Meanly

First Principles: The Most Sacred of Duties of A Government Is To Do Equal and Impartial Justice To All Citizens

Thought For the Day: One Does Not Advance the Swimming Abilities of Ducks By Throwing the Eggs In the Water

Thought For the Day: It Is Not So Much Our Friends’ Help That Helps Us As the Confident Knowledge They Will Help Us

First Principles: The Cause of America Is In A Great Measure the Cause of All Mankind

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