Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: No Danger Flowing From Speech Can Be Deemed Clear and Present Unless the Incidence of the Evil Apprehended Is So Imminent That It May Befall Before There Is An Opportunity For Full Discussion

Posted on November 13, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“No danger flowing from speech can be deemed clear and present unless the incidence of the evil apprehended is so imminent that it may befall before there is an opportunity for full discussion. Only an emergency can justify repression.” – … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Patience Is Also A Form of Action

Posted on November 12, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Patience is also a form of action.” -Auguste Rodin, sculptor (12 Nov 1840-1917

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Thought For the Day: Censorship Is the Commonest Social Blasphemy Because It Is Mostly Concealed, Built Into Us By Indolence, Self-Interest and Cowardice

Posted on November 11, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Censorship is the commonest social blasphemy because it is mostly concealed, built into us by indolence, self-interest and cowardice.” – John Osborne (1929-1994)

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Thought For the Day: A Merely Fallen Enemy May Rise Again, But the Reconciled One Is Truly Vanquished

Posted on November 10, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“A merely fallen enemy may rise again, but the reconciled one is truly vanquished.” -Friedrich Schiller, poet, philosopher, physician, historian, and playwright (10 Nov 1759-1805)

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Thought For the Day: When Confidence In the Election Process Disappears, Confidence In the Legitimacy of Government Disappears With It

Posted on November 9, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The reason our democratic republic has functioned as well as it has for the past 231 years is because of our trust in the electoral process. When confidence in the election process disappears, confidence in the legitimacy of government disappears … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Networks Don’t Get To Decide Elections, Courts Do

Posted on November 8, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Networks don’t get to decide elections, courts do.” – Rudy Giuliani

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Thought For the Day: Your Voice Dries Up If You Don’t Use It

Posted on November 7, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Your voice dries up if you don’t use it.” – Patti Page, singer (8 Nov 1927-2013)

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Thought For the Day: The Moment Men Obtain Perfect Freedom, That Moment They Erect A Stage For the Manifestation of Their Faults

Posted on November 6, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The moment men obtain perfect freedom, that moment they erect a stage for the manifestation of their faults. The strong characters begin to go wrong by excess of energy; the weak by remissness of action.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: It’s Precisely Because COVID-19 Has Shown Us That Life Is So Fragile That We Should Make A Priority To Actually Live It

Posted on November 5, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“It’s precisely because COVID-19 has shown us that life is so fragile that we should make a priority to actually live it.” – Karol Marcowicz

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Thought For the Day: Your Righteousness Is Like the Great Mountains; Your Judgments Are A Great Deep; O Lord, You Preserve Man and Beast

Posted on November 4, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Your righteousness is like the great mountains; your great judgment are a great deep; O Lord, you preserve man and beast.” – Psalm 36:6

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