Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: A Man Should Never Be Ashamed To Own That He Has Been In the Wrong, Which Is But Saying, … That He Is Wiser Today Than Yesterday

Posted on August 12, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.” – Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

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Thought For the Day: Any Claim To Human Rights Today, In Some Sense Or Another, Is Owing To That Revelation In Genesis That People Are Made In God’s Image and Likeness

Posted on August 11, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Any claim to human rights today, in some sense or another, is owing to that revelation in Genesis that people are made in God’s image and likeness.” – Robert R. Reilly, Director of the Westminster Institute and author of “America … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The President Is …the President of the Whole People. He Must Guide His Conduct By the Idealism of Our People.

Posted on August 10, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The President is not only the leader of a party, he is the President of the whole people. He must interpret the conscience of America. He must guide his conduct by the idealism of our people.” – Herbert Hoover, 31st … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Vilest Form of Self-Abasement and Self-Destruction Is the Subordination of Your Mind To the Mind of Another

Posted on August 9, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Independence is the recognition of the fact that yours is the responsibility of judgment and nothing can help you escape it—that no substitute can do your thinking—that the vilest form of self-abasement and self-destruction is the subordination of your mind … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Families – Far More Than Schools – Create Or Inhibit Life Opportunities

Posted on August 8, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The main barriers to developing effective policies for income and social mobility is fear of honest engagement in the changes in the American family and the consequences it has wrought. … The family is the source of life and growth. … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Those Who Believe Without Reason Cannot Be Convinced By Reason

Posted on August 7, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Those who believe without reason cannot be convinced by reason.” – James Randi, magician and skeptic (b. 7 Aug 1928) I would like to counter-propose that sometimes those who make a living by sleight of hand, without evidence, begin … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Choice We Face Is Whether America Remains America

Posted on August 6, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“We stand at a crossroads of freedom. Before us lie two paths: One based on the dignity and worth of every individual, and the other on the growing control of the state. One road leads to greater freedom and opportunity, … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Through Blood, Sweat and Tears, Americans Did More Than Any Other Nation To Bring A Swift End To Slavery

Posted on August 5, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Through blood, sweat, and tears, Americans did more than any nation ever had to bring a swift end to slavery,” – Thomas Krannawitter, creator of many civics study programs/clubs including the10-month program titled “Tragedy & Triumph: The Story of Slavery … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: It Was Books That Taught Me That the Things That Tormented Me Were the Very Things That Connected Me

Posted on August 4, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“You think your pains and heartbreaks are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me were the very things that connected me with all the … Continue reading →

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Thought for the Day: May Each of You Have the Heart To Conceive, the Understanding to Direct and the Hand To Execute the Works That Will Make the World A Little Better For You Having Been Here

Posted on August 3, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“My fondest hope for each one of you — and especially for the young people here — is that you will love your country, not for her power or wealth, but for her selflessness and her idealism. May each of … Continue reading →

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