Tag Archives: Free

First Principles: We Must Never Allow Partiality or Extraneous Matters To Interfere With the Electoral Process

Posted on March 25, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“We should be unfaithful to ourselves if we should ever lose sight of the danger to our liberties if anything partial or extraneous should infect the purity of our free, fair, virtuous, and independent elections.” – John Adams (1797) … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Public Opinion Is the Ruler In Free Governments

Posted on March 22, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Public opinion sets bounds to every government, and is the real sovereign in every free one.” – James Madison (1791)

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Walk Alone

Posted on February 22, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

When Satan fell to the Earth, he did not fall alone. It takes that one brave enough to stand against these forces of evil… Walk Alone by Michael Romani When Satan fell from heaven He did not fall alone In … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Every Master of Slaves Is A Petty Tyrant Bringing Judgment of Heaven On Their Nations

Posted on February 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Every master of slaves is born a petty tyrant. They bring the judgement of heaven upon a country. As nations cannot be rewarded or punished in the next world, they must be in this. By an inevitable chain of causes … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Own (A Child of God)

Posted on January 31, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

As we stand perched on the edge of a new month, this poem is dedicated to the brave souls who fought together as brothers and sisters in Jones County, Mississippi, dedicated to the proposition that each person is equal before … Continue reading →

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Flying Solo

Posted on January 20, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Since mankind began, there has been the hero’s journey. A man starts with just his dreams and builds his world or fails. Those with heart prevail. That then is the trick to this tale. Flying Solo by Michael Romani Long … Continue reading →

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Samson VII

Posted on January 18, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Continuing the story of Samson and Delilah loosely based on the Book of Judges: Samson (VII) by Michael Romani VII The lover offers her hand to take To Samson along the shores of the lake No believer in preordained destiny … Continue reading →

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Samson IV

Posted on January 14, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Tyranny believes in the power of man over God’s law. True liberty believes in the guidance of God in effecting a lawful and truly just world over the evils of man. Based in part on the Book of Judges: Samson … Continue reading →

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Samson I

Posted on January 13, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on The Book of Judges 16: Samson by Michael Romani After four hundred years Entered into the Promised Land Traces of laughter and tears Have made the people forget who commands Turning their backs on God The … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Only In Allowing the Human Spirit To Invent and Create Taking A Personal Stake Can Societies Remain Dynamic

Posted on December 31, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Only when the human spirit is allowed to invent and create, only when individuals are given a personal stake in deciding economic policies and benefiting from their success — only then can societies remain economically alive, dynamic, progressive, and free.” … Continue reading →

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