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Thought For the Day: I Will Permit No Man To Narrow and Degrade My Soul By Making Me Hate Him

Posted on March 18, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.” – Booker T. Washington

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Thought For the Day: War Is An Ugly Thing, But Not the Ugliest of Things

Posted on May 30, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse. A man who has nothing which he cares more about than … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: War Is An Ugly Thing, But Not the Ugliest of Things; the Decayed and Degraded State of Moral and Patriotic Feeling Which Thinks Nothing Worth A War, Is Worse

Posted on May 25, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse. A man who has nothing which he cares more about than … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Whoever Seeks To Set One Group of Americans Against Another, Seeks To Degrade All

Posted on October 29, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“We are a nation of many nationalities, many races, many religions-bound together by a single unity, the unity of freedom and equality. Whoever seeks to set one nationality against another, seeks to degrade all nationalities.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt     … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: In the Sight of God There Is No Color Line

Posted on January 18, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“[I] resolved that I would permit no man, no matter what his color might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him. … I pity from the bottom of my heart any individual who is so … Continue reading →

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