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First Principles: Four Score and Seven Years Ago Our Fathers Brought Forth On This Continent, A New Nation, Conceived In Liberty, and Dedicated To the Proposition That All Men Are Created Equal

Posted on February 24, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” – Abraham Lincoln, in the Gettysburg Address

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First Principles: We the People Are the Rightful Masters of Both Congress and the Courts, Not To Overthrow the Constitution But To Overthrow the Men Who Pervert the Constitution

Posted on February 22, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” – Abraham Lincoln

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Thought For the Day: Those Who Deny Freedom To Others Deserve It Not For Themselves

Posted on January 26, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves. – Abraham Lincoln

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First Principles: Public Sentiment Is Everything. With Public Sentiment, Nothing Can Fail; Without It, Nothing Can Succeed

Posted on June 23, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed.” – Abraham Lincoln

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A House Divided

Posted on March 30, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The worse war America has ever fought was the war against ourselves, the American Civil War. A House Divided by Michael Doyle Lincoln’s inaugural was an attempt at reconciliation The mystic chords of memory were bonds of affection The siege … Continue reading →

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The Clouds of Uncivil War Approach

Posted on March 29, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

If there’s any one single foremost predicator that led to the American Civil War more than others, it was beyond any doubt the Mexican-American War. The Clouds of Uncivil War Approach by Michael Doyle While careful in thinking too linearly … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Most Folks Are As Happy As They Make Up Their Minds To Be

Posted on February 9, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln

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Thought For the Day: In the End, It’s Not the Years In Your Life That Count. It’s the Life In Your Years

Posted on December 23, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln

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First Principles: Be Concerned To Be On God’s Side For God Is Always Right

Posted on October 13, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.” – Abraham Lincoln

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First Principles: Our Concern Is Not Whether God Is On Our Side But Whether We Are On God’s Side; God Is Always Right

Posted on September 23, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.” – Abraham Lincoln It seems appropriate that in continuing to illuminate the First Principles of our … Continue reading →

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