Tag Archives: Duty

First Principles: A Certain Amount of Resisting Government Should Be Kept Alive

Posted on February 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive.” – Thomas Jefferson (1787)

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First Principles: Let Us Face Trouble That Our Children May Know Peace

Posted on January 26, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.” – Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, No. 1, 1776

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First Principles: Aim Toward Your Honest Duty In Governance

Posted on January 23, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“It behooves you, therefore, to think and act for yourself and your people. The great principles of right and wrong are legible to every reader; to pursue them requires not the aid of many counselors. The whole art of government … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day x 2: In Remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Posted on January 15, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Cowardice asks the question, ‘Is it safe?’ Expediency asks the question, “Is it politic?” Vanity asks the question, “Is it popular?” But, conscience asks the question, “Is it right?” And there comes a time when one must take a position … Continue reading →

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First Principles: There Is An Indissoluble Union Between Doing Right and Gain

Posted on January 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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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Winsome

Posted on January 6, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

It’s a tear away world filled with points of beauty We have to fight for light like it is our best duty Too many long walks off of desperately short piers We all need somebody to wipe away all the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Charity Should Be Given On A Local Level

Posted on December 30, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“It is a duty certainly to give our sparings to those who want; but to see also that they are faithfully distributed, and duly apportioned to the respective wants of those receivers. And why give through agents whom we know … Continue reading →

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Miraculous

Posted on December 21, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Oh, I get it and see how life seems in the darkness Filled with worrisome fear and a lot of harshness But, don’t let that be all that you see of the wondrous Life, especially new born life, I nothing … Continue reading →

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Macy’s Day Parade 2017

Posted on November 23, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Macy’s Day Parade 2017 by Michael Romani Waking up just a little late I forgot that I had made myself a date To watch the Macy’s Day Parade Even if alone for this serenade A visual serenade of beauty, color … Continue reading →

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First Principles: It Is the Duty of Nations To Follow God

Posted on November 22, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors.” — George Washington (1789)

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