Tag Archives: Country

Nat Turner’s Legacy

Posted on August 24, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Nat Turner’s Legacyby Michael DoyleExceptions seldom make the ruleFoolish thinkers need their schoolThose who dwell on the mysteryOf why so few rose against slaveryIt is a cowardice of cultureThat we cannot afford to nurtureLet’s recall a moment of historyLived by … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Every Child In America Should Be Acquainted With His Own Country. He Should Read Books That Furnish Him With Ideas That Will Be Useful To Him In Life and Practice

Posted on August 17, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Every child in America should be acquainted with his own country. He should read books that furnish him with ideas that will be useful to him in life and practice. As soon as he opens his lips, he should rehearse … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Abuse of Power Isn’t Limited To Bad Guys In Other Nations. It Happens In Our Own Country If We’re Not Vigilant

Posted on July 24, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Abuse of power isn’t limited to bad guys in other nations. It happens in our own country if we’re not vigilant.” – Clint Eastwood

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Thought For the Day: If It Is Committed In the Name of God Or Country, There Is No Crime So Heinous That the Public Will Not Forgive It

Posted on July 22, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“If it is committed in the name of God or country, there is no crime so heinous that the public will not forgive it.” – Tom Robbins, writer (b. 22 Jul 1936)

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First Principles: The Greatest Good We Can Do For Our Country Is To Heal Its Party Divisions and Make Them One People

Posted on July 20, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The greatest good we can do our country is to heal its party divisions and make them one people.” -Thomas Jefferson (1801)

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Thought For the Day: I Do Not Believe There Is A Problem In This Country Or the World Today Which Could Not Be Settled If Approached Through the Teaching of the Sermon On the Mount

Posted on June 30, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“I do not believe there is a problem in this country or the world today which could not be settled if approached through the teaching of the Sermon on the Mount.” – Harry S. Truman

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First Principles: It Seems To Have To Have Been Reserved To the People of This Country, By their Conduct and Example, To Decide the Important Questions

Posted on June 21, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“It seems to have been reserved to the people of this country, by their conduct and example, to decide the important questions, whether societies of men are really capable or not of establishing good government from reflection and choice, or … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Love Your Neighbor As Yourself and Your Country More Than Yourself

Posted on June 8, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Love your neighbor as yourself and your country more than yourself.” – Thomas Jefferson (1825)

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First Principles: Our Obligations To Our Country Never Cease But With Our Lives

Posted on May 27, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives.” – John Adams

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First Principles: Every Man…Who Loves Liberty Ought To Have It Ever Before His Eyes That He May Cherish In His Heart A Due Attachment to the Union of America

Posted on May 3, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“”Every man who loves peace, every man who loves his country, every man who loves liberty ought to have it ever before his eyes that he may cherish in his heart a due attachment to the Union of America and … Continue reading →

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