Tag Archives: Essays

First Principles: The Declaration of Independence Rests … On The Harmonizing Sentiments of the Day, Whether Expressed In Conversation, In Letters, Printed Essays, Or In the Elementary Books of Public Right, As Aristotle, Cicero, Locke, Sidney, Et al.

Posted on August 24, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“All [the] authority [of the Declaration of Independence] rests … on the harmonizing sentiments of the day, whether expressed in conversation, in letters, printed essays, or in the elementary books of public right, as Aristotle, Cicero, Locke, Sidney, &c.” – Thomas Jefferson, … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Montaigne – Essays

Posted on February 28, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Aloha Promises Forever has touched base on the lift and legacy of Michel Eyquem de Montaigne previously.  He is considered one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance and is recognized for popularizing the essay as a literary … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Essays By Leigh Hunt

Posted on October 19, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

James Henry Leigh Hunt was an English critic, essayist, poet and writer who lived from October 19, 1784 to August 28, 1859.   Hunt is unknown by his distinctive charm and perceptive judgments.  This was particularly true of his insights … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Manners – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Posted on September 30, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

We have previously discussed Emerson as well as his series of famous essays.  It would be of some worth to go back and review this material.  For the time being, I would like to recommend the following as a great … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Letters on the English – Voltaire 

Posted on September 4, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Letters On the English or in French Lettres Philosophiques is a series of essays from Voltaire based on his time living in England from 1726 through 1729.  These essays were first published in 1733 and are sometimes compared and contrasted with … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Of Truth – Francis Bacon

Posted on July 10, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

The First Viscount, St. Albans, Francis Bacon wrote many works that live on through the ages for their clarity and truth. The quote, ” …the inquiry, knowledge, and belief of truth is the sovereign good of human nature”, from the … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Francis Bacon’s Of Envy

Posted on June 27, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

As First Viscount St. Albans, Francis Bacon lived his mortal life from January 22,  1561 through April 9, 1626.  This outstanding figure from history was a philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author and is credited as being the scientist who … Continue reading →

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