Tag Archives: Duty

First Principles: National Defense Is A Cardinal Duty

Posted on September 9, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

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

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First Principles: It is Our Duty To Resist Wrongful Force Exerted For Bad Purposes

Posted on August 31, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Has force, exerted for the purposes of malevolance, a right to command? Can it impose an obligation to obey? No. Resistance to such force is a right, and, if resistance can prove effectual, it is a duty also.” – James … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Parents Have A Duty To Maintain Children Decently In Accordance With Their Circumstances

Posted on August 20, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“It is the duty of parents to maintain their children decently, and according to their circumstances; to protect them according to the dictates of prudence; and to educate them according to the suggestions of a judicious and zealous regard for … Continue reading →

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First Principles: There Is An Indissoluble Union Between Virtue and Happiness

Posted on July 28, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“There exists in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness; between duty and advantage; between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy, and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity.” – … Continue reading →

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First Principles: There Is A Direct Correlation Between Doing Good and Receiving Good

Posted on July 10, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“[T]here exists in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness; between duty and advantage; between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy, and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity.” – … Continue reading →

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A Woman’s Thoughts On Reaching 50

Posted on June 22, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

A blend of bits of reality mixed with a column that I read: A Woman’s Thoughts On Reaching 50 by Michael Romani At risk and at torment of feeling superficial She looks in the mirror, feeling somehow less special Weight … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Resistance To Malevolence Is A Right and Duty

Posted on June 17, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Has force, exerted for the purposes of malevolence, a right to command? Can it impose an obligation to obey? No. Resistance to such force is a right, and, if resistance can prove effectual, it is a duty also.” – James … Continue reading →

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First Principles: There Is No Greater Duty Than One’s God, Country and Family

Posted on June 16, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country.” – George Washington, 1783

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Rebel

Posted on May 11, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Having done almost nothing consequential Hillary approached wishing to be presidential Her party groomed her with soft platitudes But not enough to make up for her attitudes While an outsider came along to Trump her Leaving her in a frenzied … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Most Important Role of the Executive Is to Preserve, Protect and Defend the Constitution

Posted on April 28, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The duty imposed upon him to take care, that the laws be faithfully executed, follows out the strong injunctions of his oath of office, that he will ‘preserve, protect, and defend the constitution.’ The great object of the executive department … Continue reading →

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