Flickr Photos
Author Archives: alohapromisesforever
First Principles: The Great Desideratum In Government Is, So To Modify the Sovereignty As That It May Be Sufficiently Neutral Between Different Parts of the Society To Control One Part From Invading the Rights of Another
“The great desideratum in Government is, so to modify the sovereignty as that it may be sufficiently neutral between different parts of the Society to controul one part from invading the rights of another, and at the same time sufficiently … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: The Most Successful Tyranny Is Not One that Uses Force To Assure Uniformity, But the One That Removes the Awareness of Other Possibilities
“Freedom of the mind requires not only, or not even specially, the absence of legal constraints, but the presence of alternative thoughts…The most successful tyranny is not the one that uses force to assure uniformity, but the one that removes … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Justice In the Hands of the Powerful Is Merely A Governing System Like Any Other
“Justice in the hands of the powerful is merely a governing system like any other. Why call it justice? Let us rather call it injustice, but of a sly effective order, based entirely on cruel knowledge of the resistance of … Continue reading
First Principles: A Universal Peace…Is In the Catalog of Events, Which Will Never Exist
“A universal peace, it is to be feared, is in the catalogue of events, which will never exist but in the imaginations of visionary philosophers, or in the breasts of benevolent enthusiasts.” – James Madison (1792)
First Principles: War Is When the Government Tells You Who the Bad Guy Is. Revolution Is When You Decide That For Yourself
” War Is When the Government Tells You Who the Bad Guy Is. Revolution Is When You Decide That For Yourself” – Benjamin Franklin
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Bad Guy Is, Benjamin Franklin, First Principles, Government Tells You, Revolution, War, When You Decide, Who, Yourself
Leave a comment
Thought For the Day: In Every Crisis, Doubt or Confusion, Take the Higher Path – the Path of Compassion, Courage, Understanding and Love
“In every crisis, doubt or confusion, take the higher path – the path of compassion, courage, understanding and love.” – Amit Ray, in Nonviolence: The Transforming Power
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Amit Ray, Compassion, Confusion, Courage, Doubt, Higher Path, In Every Crisis, Love, Thought For the Day, Understanding
Leave a comment
Thought For the Day: A Life Is Not Important Except In the Impact It Has On Other Lives
“A Life Is Not Important Except In the Impact It Has On Other Lives.” – Jackie Robinson
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Except, Impact, Jackie Robinson, Life, Not Important, Other Lives, Thought For the Day
Leave a comment
First Principles: Every Country Has the Government It Deserves
“Every country has the government it deserves.” – Joseph de Maistre
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Country, Deserves, Every, First Principles, Government, Joseph de Maistre
Leave a comment
First Principles: In Our Private Pursuits It Is A Great Advantage That Every Honest Employment Is Deemed Honorable
“In our private pursuits it is a great advantage that every honest employment is deemed honorable.” – Thomas Jefferson (1795)
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Advantage, Deemed, Employment, Every, First Principles, Great, Honest, Honorable, Our, Private, Pursuits, Thomas Jefferson
Leave a comment
Thought For the Day: Our Life Is What Our Thoughts Make It
“Our life is what our thoughts make it. A man will find that as he alters his thoughts toward things and other people, things and others will alter towards him.” – James Allen (1864-1912)
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Alter, Find, James Allen, Other People, Our Life, Thought For the Day, Thoughts, Toward Things
Leave a comment
