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Thought For the Day: Better A Thousand Fold Abuse of Free Speech Than Denial of Free Speech. The Abuse Dies In A Day, But the Denial Slays the Life of the People

Posted on April 5, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Better a thousand fold abuse of free speech than denial of free speech. The abuse dies in a day, but the denial slays the life of the people.” – Charles Bradlaugh (1833-1891)

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Thought For the Day: It Will Be Found An Unjust and Unwise Jealousy To Deprive A Man of His Natural Liberty Upon the Supposition He May Abuse It

Posted on January 6, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.” – Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658)

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First Principles: A Fondness For Power Is Implanted, In Most Men, and It Is Natural To Abuse It When Acquired

Posted on June 4, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“A fondness for power is implanted, in most men, and it is natural to abuse it, when acquired.” – Alexander Hamilton (1775)

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First Principles: A Fondness For Power Is Implanted, In Most Men, and It Is Natural To Abuse It

Posted on March 1, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“A fondness for power is implanted, in most men, and it is natural to abuse it, when acquired.” – Alexander Hamilton (The Farmer Refuted, 1775) Read the full originating source here: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-01-02-0057

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First Principles: The Safe Depository of the Ultimate Powers of American Society Is the People Themselves

Posted on December 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Ambition Must Be Made To Counteract Ambition

Posted on December 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Ambition must be made to counteract ambition. The interest of the man must be connected with the constitutional rights of the place. It may be a reflection on human nature that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses … Continue reading →

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First Principles: There Are No Necessary Evils In Government. Its Evils Exist Only In Its Abuses

Posted on October 3, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.” – Andrew Jackson

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Retribution For Frailty

Posted on July 18, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Sadists like to kick people when they’re down. Turn to multiple forums from Facebook to otherwise and you see people constantly tearing at each other and doing this for the good of the other. Interesting how we convince ourselves … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Whether Prince or Pauper, All Are Prone To Abuse Power If Not Guided By Love of Truth and Virtue

Posted on July 9, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.” – Jean de la Fontaine, poet and fabulist (8 Jul … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Power Is the Essence of Government and Ever Liable To Abuse

Posted on March 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.” – James Madison (1829)

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