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First Principles: Without Debate, Without Criticism, No Administration, and No Country Can Succeed, and No Republic Can Survive

Posted on November 8, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Without debate, without criticism no administration and no country can succeed and no republic can survive.” – John F. Kennedy

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First Principles: If Ever A Time Should Come, When Vain and Aspiring Men Shall Possess the Highest Seats In Government, Our Country Will Stand In Need of Its Experienced Patriots To Prevent Its Ruin

Posted on November 3, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.” – Samuel Adams

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First Principles: The President of the United States Should Strive To Be Always Mindful of the Fact That He Serves His Party Best Who Serves His Country Best

Posted on October 7, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The President of the United States should strive to be always mindful of the fact that he serves his party best who serves his country best.” – Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President of the United States

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Thought For the Day: If More Politicians In This Country Were Thinking About the Next Generation Instead of the Next Election, It Might Be Better For the United States and the World

Posted on September 8, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“If more politicians in this country were thinking about the next generation instead of the next election, it might be better for the United States and the world.” – Claude Pepper, senator and representative (8 Sep 1900-1989)

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First Principles: The Consciousness of Having Discharged That Duty Which We Owe To Our Country Is Superior To All Other Considerations

Posted on August 31, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The consciousness of having discharged that duty which we owe to our country is superior to all other considerations.” – George Washington (1788)

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First Principles: Equal Laws Protecting Equal Rights; the Best Guarantee of Loyalty and Love of Country

Posted on July 28, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Equal laws protecting equal rights; the best guarantee of loyalty and love of country.” – James Madison (1820)

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First Principles: Knowledge Is, In Every Country, the Surest Basis of Public Happiness

Posted on July 24, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Knowledge is, in every country, the surest basis of public happiness.” – George Washington (1790)

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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 July 20, 2023 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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First Principles: Knowledge Is, In Every Country, The Surest Basis of Public Happiness

Posted on May 26, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Knowledge is, in every country, the surest basis of public happiness.” – George Washington, First Annual Message, 1790

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Funny How Time Slips Away

Posted on April 29, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Funny How Time Slips Awayby Michael DoyleI was thinking just the other dayIsn’t it funny how time slips away?Somewhere between country and rockThere’s need for living by straight talkLife has its beats and tribulationsTimes of sadness and of jubilationsIndulging in … Continue reading →

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