Tag Archives: Destruction

In Processes Already Fought and Lost

Posted on May 15, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

In Processes Already Fought and Lostby Michael DoyleThere stuck in the muddle of successionWere hints of insight from past electionsInside stories to elections that were lostStolen as it were to the People’s costFury builds to crescendo spilling into riotWhere the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: An Unarmed Man May Be Attacked With Greater Confidence Than An Armed Man

Posted on April 18, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“False is the idea of utility that sacrifices a thousand real advantages for one imaginary or trifling inconvenience; that would take fire from men because it burns, and water because one may drown in it; that has no remedy for … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Care of Human Life and Happiness, and Not Their Destruction, Is the First and Only Legitimate Object of Good Government

Posted on January 23, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government.” – Thomas Jefferson (1809)

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First Principles: Nothing Is More Certain Than That A General Profligacy and Corruption of Manners Make A People Ripe For Destruction

Posted on October 31, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Nothing is more certain than that a general profligacy and corruption of manners make a people ripe for destruction.” – John Witherspoon (1776

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Certain, Corruption of Manners, Destruction, First Principles, General Profligacy, John Witherspoon, People, Ripe | Leave a comment

Stand Real

Posted on October 19, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Stand Realby Michael DoyleEvery day it’s the same gameGoing out of our way to avoid blameWe need to live with boldnessInstead of living this lie, they’ve sold usComing up short, just to fall into graceThis is the holiness, that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Advice, Battle Is Done, Blame, Boldness, Bread, Construction, Contortion, Desire, Destruction, Disbelief, Drive, Embrace, Grace, Grief, Identity, Immediacy, Insecurity, Integity, Manipulation, Moment of Grace, Poetry and Poems, Price, Prove, Purity, Real, Same Game, Satisfaction, Score, Situation, Social Distortion, Sold, Valuable, Vulnerable | Leave a comment

Passing It Down

Posted on August 28, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Passing It Downby Michael DoylePassing it down to the next generationHoping it might be held in venerationSharing openly our ways of instructionIn hopes that they would avoid destructionFrom child to child this is taughtTo do as we should and not … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accountability, Accounts, Acrimony, All Lands, Beginning and Ending, Confession, Consequence, Destruction, Dwell, Encouragement, Glory, God, Grow, Guidance, Ignorance, Instruction, Kingdom, Layer, Lessons, Lifting Up, Love of God, Mouth-To-Mouth, Next Generation, Obey, Pages, Passing It Down, Patiently, Poetry and Poems, Prayer, Pressed, Purest Hearts, Pursuing, Relevance, Responsibility, Sages, Sanctificaiton, Satan, Satisfaction, Set Us Free, Sip, Taught, Teach, Touch, Tripping Up, True Wisdom, Truth, Veneration, Victory's Cup, Wages, Walk, Word of God, Wrong Doing | Leave a comment

First Principles: The Care of Human Life and Happiness, and Not Their Destruction, Is the First and Only Legitimate Object of Good Government

Posted on June 24, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government.” – Thomas Jefferson (1809)

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First Principles: Nothing Is More Certain Than That A General Profligacy and Corruption of Manners Make A People Ripe For Destruction

Posted on June 3, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Nothing is more certain than that a general profligacy and corruption of manners make a people ripe for destruction. A good form of government may hold the rotten materials together for some time, but beyond a certain pitch, even the … Continue reading →

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Lessons From Alcestis

Posted on March 8, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Lessons From Alcestisby Michael DoyleAlcestis was the fairest of daughtersMuch beloved by Pelias, her fatherSo too loved by her husband, AdmetusAnd of her son, the warrior EumelusFearing that death might come to soonMade Admetus err in bringing love to ruinFor … Continue reading →

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Interiorly Designed

Posted on January 31, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Interiorly Designedby Michael DoyleThe things that come along to discern thisThat God places use where we can learn goodnessHow then can we make the most of it and embraceWhere God has put us in our time and spaceTo make the … Continue reading →

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In Processes Already Fought and Lost

First Principles: An Unarmed Man May Be Attacked With Greater Confidence Than An Armed Man

First Principles: The Care of Human Life and Happiness, and Not Their Destruction, Is the First and Only Legitimate Object of Good Government

First Principles: Nothing Is More Certain Than That A General Profligacy and Corruption of Manners Make A People Ripe For Destruction

Passing It Down

First Principles: The Care of Human Life and Happiness, and Not Their Destruction, Is the First and Only Legitimate Object of Good Government

First Principles: Nothing Is More Certain Than That A General Profligacy and Corruption of Manners Make A People Ripe For Destruction

Lessons From Alcestis

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