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Thought For the Day: Every Saint Has A Past and Every Sinner A Future

Posted on October 16, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Every saint has a past and every sinner a future.” – Oscar Wilde, writer (1854-1900″”)

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First Principles: Every Actual State Is Corrupt. Good Men Must Not Obey Laws Too Well.

Posted on April 29, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Every actual state is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

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First Principles: Had Every Athenian Citizen Been A Socrates, Every Athenian Assembly Would Still Have Been A Mob

Posted on February 5, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob.” – James Madison (1788)

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First Principles: Every Country Has the Government It Deserves

Posted on January 30, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Every country has the government it deserves.” – Joseph de Maistre

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First Principles: In Our Private Pursuits It Is A Great Advantage That Every Honest Employment Is Deemed Honorable

Posted on January 29, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“In our private pursuits it is a great advantage that every honest employment is deemed honorable.” – Thomas Jefferson (1795)

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Thought For the Day: Every New Beginning Comes From Some Other Beginning’s End

Posted on January 3, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” —Seneca

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First Principles: Let Every Citizen Remember At the Moment He Is Offering His Vote That…He Is Executing One of the Most Solemn Trusts In Human Society

Posted on November 3, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is not making a present or a compliment to please an individual — or at least that he ought not so to do; but that he … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: We Value and Respect Every Black Life

Posted on August 26, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“We value and respect every black life. The black cops who have been shot in the line of duty, they matter. The black small business owners who have watched their life’s work go up in flames, they matter. The black … Continue reading →

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In the Providence of Seneca

Posted on August 24, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

In the Providence of Senecaby Michael DoyleIn the age of ancient tyrannyWhen Rome had lost its libertyEven a good man might compromiseFor the partial good seen in his eyesThough at times, it took its tollTo hide his better angels in … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: You Don’t Need To Attend Every Argument You Are Invited To

Posted on May 1, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“You don’t need to attend every argument you are invited to.” – Anonymous

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