Tag Archives: Duty

Turkey Run State Park

Posted on February 17, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Turkey Run State Parkby Michael DoyleIndiana is prone to having a second winter appearAfter it seems the real winter has disappearedThis was the circumstance in February 2024When a snowfall came, inviting my family to exploreMy daughters and I loaded up … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Whatever Is My Right As A Man Is Also the Right of Another; and It Becomes My Duty To Guarantee As Well As To Possess

Posted on January 29, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Whatever is my right as a man is also the right of another; and it becomes my duty to guarantee as well as to possess.” – Thomas Paine, The Rights of Man

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

Posted on January 25, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman.” – John Adams (1815) Clearly, that includes defending the borders of our republic. The surge of illegal immigration cannot be allowed to go unchecked.

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Thought For the Day: Boys, I Only Did My Duty; the Old Flag Never Touched the Ground

Posted on December 30, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Boys, I only did my duty; the old flag never touched the ground!” – William Carney

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Thought For the Day: The Art of Poetry Is To Touch the Passions, and Its Duty To Lead Them On the Side of Virtue

Posted on December 2, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The art of poetry is to touch the passions, and its duty to lead them on the side of virtue.” – William Cowper

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On Foundations Known

Posted on November 29, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

On Foundations Knownby Michael DoyleRevolutions come from old foundations knownAnd the principles of justice clearly shownThis then is society’s first sense of dutyPart and parcel to the truth of American beautyAnd equally distributed across humanityWhen philosophers talk about braveryThere is … Continue reading →

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First Principles: It Is the Duty of All Nations To Acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God, To Obey His Will, Be Grateful For His Benefits, and Humbly Implore His Protection and Favor

Posted on November 23, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“(I)t 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 favor…” – George Washington, Thanksgiving Proclamation, 3 October 1789 … Continue reading →

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First Principles: There Exists In the Economy and the Course of Nature, An Indissoluble Union Between Virtue and Happiness…and the Solid Rewards of Public Prosperity and Felicity

Posted on September 14, 2023 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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Wind River

Posted on September 7, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Wind Riverby Michael DoyleThe honest man finds solaceIn nature’s imperfectionsKnowing that nothing is flawlessHowever far man looks in any directionIn this lies the true beautyFelt as if compelled by dutyWith each passing year in successionMother Nature teaches her lessonsAs a … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Great Principles of Right and Wrong Are Legible To Every Reader

Posted on September 1, 2023 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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