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About alohapromisesforever

Writer, poet, musician, surfer, father of two princesses.

Thought For the Day: Darkness Cannot Drive Out Darkness; Only Light Can Do That. Hate Cannot Drive Out Hate; Only Love Can Do That

Posted on January 18, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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First Principles: A Constitution of Government Once Changed From Freedom, Can Never Be Restored. Liberty, Once Lost, Is Lost Forever.

Posted on January 18, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.” – John Adams (1775) And this is what happens with the next president of the United States having been selected and … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Ultimate Good Desired Is Better Reached By Free Trade In Ideas

Posted on January 16, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The ultimate good desired is better reached by free trade in ideas.” – Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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Thought For the Day: Do Not Hold the Delusion That Your Advancement Is Accomplished By Crushing Others

Posted on January 15, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Do not hold the delusion that your advancement is accomplished by crushing others.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC)

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First Principles: There Is But One Straight Course and That Is To Seek Truth and Pursue It Steadily

Posted on January 15, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily.” – George Washington (1795)

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Thought For the Day: The Power of Authority Is Never More Subtle and Effective Than When It Produces A Psychological Atmosphere Or Climate Favorable To the Life of Certain Modes of Belief, Unfavorable, and Even Fatal, To the Life of Others

Posted on January 14, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The power of authority is never more subtle and effective than when it produces a psychological ‘atmosphere’ or ‘climate’ favorable to the life of certain modes of belief, unfavorable, and even fatal, to the life of others.” – Arthur Balfour … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Guard With Jealous Attention the Public Liberty. Suspect Every one Who Approaches That Jewel

Posted on January 14, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel.” – Patrick Henry (1788)

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First Principles: It Is the Madness of Folly, To Expect Mercy From Those Who Have Refused To Do Justice

Posted on January 13, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“It is the madness of folly, to expect mercy from those who have refused to do justice.” — Thomas Paine (1776)

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Thought For the Day: Early To Bed and Early To Rise Makes A Man Healthy, Wealthy and Wise

Posted on January 13, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” – Benjamin Franklin

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Carnival of Ordinary Love

Posted on January 12, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Carnival of Ordinary Loveby Michael DoyleI guess you could say That I’m nothing extraordinaryThat my life has been livedLike a carnival of the ordinaryAlways keeping my eye on the prizeThat had yet to be wonA life lived with no alibisUntil … Continue reading →

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