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Thought For the Day: Authority That Does Not Exist For Liberty Is Not Authority But Force

Posted on January 10, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.” – Lord Acton

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Thought For the Day: One of the Nice Things About Problems Is That A Good Many of Them Do Not Exist Except In Our Imaginations

Posted on December 26, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“One of the nice things about problems is that a good many of them do not exist except in our imaginations.” – Steve Allen

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Demons, When They’re Not Concealed

Posted on October 26, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Demons, When They’re Not Concealedby Michael DoyleCreatures of the night, they dareTo truly live; knowing life is rareHaving taken enough of it to knowThey are here to enjoy death’s showIt’s important to know saints have a pastAnd every sinner has … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Freedom Can Exist Only in the Society of Knowledge. Without Learning, Men Are Incapable of Knowing Their Rights

Posted on October 7, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Freedom can exist only in the society of knowledge. Without learning, men are incapable of knowing their rights.” – Benjamin Rush

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First Principles: Liberty Is Not To Be Enjoyed, Indeed It Cannot Exist, Without the Habits of Just Subordination; It Consists, Not So Much In Removing All Restraint From the Orderly, As In Imposing It On the Violent

Posted on September 16, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Liberty is not to be enjoyed, indeed it cannot exist, without the habits of just subordination; it consists, not so much in removing all restraint from the orderly, as in imposing it on the violent.” – Fisher Ames (1801) Twice … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We Know That Equality of Individual Ability Has Never Existed and Never Will, But We Do Insist That Equality of Opportunity Still Must Be Sought

Posted on August 24, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“We know that equality of individual ability has never existed and never will, but we do insist that equality of opportunity still must be sought.” – Franklin Delano Roosevelt Kamala Harris has made a great deal out about “equity”. That … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Problem To Be Solved Is, Not What Form of Government Is Perfect, But Which of the Forms Is Least Imperfect

Posted on August 21, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“It has been said that all Government is an evil. It would be more proper to say that the necessity of any Government is a misfortune. This necessity however exists; and the problem to be solved is, not what form … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Without Deep Reflection, One Knows From Daily Life That One Exists For Other People

Posted on August 15, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Without deep reflection, one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.” – Albert Einstein

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Left Behind

Posted on February 22, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Left Behindby Michael DoyleThere is a coziness to all our liesWhispers the darkness in this monster’s eyesThere is peace in settling the scoreVengeance knows the warmth of its pourLike a blended whiskey that burns down slowSo is our lack of … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Important Thing Is Not To Stop Questioning. Curiosity Has Its Own Reason For Existing

Posted on January 27, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough … Continue reading →

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