Tag Archives: Defense

Thought For the Day: Whenever the Government of the United States Shall Break UP, It Will Probably Be In Consequence of A False Direction Been Given To Publick Opinion

Posted on December 13, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Whenever the government of the United States shall break up, it will probably be in consequence of a false direction having been given to publick opinion. This is the weak point of our defenses, and the part to which the … Continue reading →

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In Opposition To the Mexican Reconquista

Posted on June 7, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

In Opposition To the Mexican Reconquistaby Michael DoyleIt sometimes feels like we’re living in a different world.Illegal immigrants line up in Compton with flags unfurled,Feeling cocksure against the logic of prudent advice Like they can take on the police, the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Our Defense Is In the Preservation of the Spirit Which Prizes Liberty As A Heritage of All Men, In All Lands, Everywhere

Posted on May 27, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors.” – Abraham Lincoln

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Thought For the Day: Extremism In the Defense of Liberty Is No Vice. And Moderation In the Pursuit of Justice Is No Virtue

Posted on March 12, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.” – Karl Hess, as speechwriter for Barry Goldwater’s acceptance speech This was later restated by Malcom X, in December, 1964, as: … Continue reading →

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Innocence Born

Posted on February 16, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Innocence Bornby Michael DoyleA child is born into this world innocentDespite the ways that can make a life diffidentThere is no wrong this child has doneYet, hatred ends its love before it’s begunHowever the killers guilt is framedThere is no … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Justice, Humanity, and Benevolence Are the Duties You Owe To Society In General. To Your Country the Same Duties Are Incumbent Upon You

Posted on February 3, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Justice, humanity and benevolence are the duties you owe to society in general. To your country the same duties are incumbent upon you with the additional obligation of sacrificing ease, pleasure, wealth and life itself for its defense and security.”– … Continue reading →

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A Question of Theology

Posted on August 16, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

A Question of Theologyby Michael DoyleIt’s an interesting tug-of-warOne in which we watch the scoreWhy didn’t the Archangel slay the Devil?Instead, God chose to keep things more levelThe question isn’t just one of simple theologyBut crucial in understanding God’s divinityGod’s … Continue reading →

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First Principles: National Defense Is One of the Cardinal Duties of A Statesman

Posted on May 18, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman.” – John Adams (1815)

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First Principles: The Fetters Imposed On Liberty At Home Have Been Forged Out of the Weapons Provided For Defense Against Real, Pretended, Or Imaginary Dangers From Abroad

Posted on March 16, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The fetters imposed on liberty at home have ever been forged out of the weapons provided for defence against real, pretended, or imaginary dangers from abroad.” – James Madison, 4th US president (16 Mar 1751-1836)

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Thought For the Day: Contempt Is the Weapon of the Weak and A Defense Against One’s Own Despised and Unwanted Feelings

Posted on February 21, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one’s own despised and unwanted feelings.” – Alice Miller, psychologist and author (1923-2010)

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