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First Principles: The End of Law Is To Preserve and Enlarge Freedom
“The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom.” – John Locke
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Tagged Abolish, Being, End of Law, Enlarge, First Principles, Freedom, John Locke, Law, Preserve, Restrain, State
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In Memory of Presidents Day
Although I truly believe there should be a separate Washington’s and Lincoln’s birthdays celebrated in the US, I get that I’ve been outvoted… soooo….. In memory of our fine presidents that we have had throughout our country’s history: Long … Continue reading
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged 2020, End, Freedom, History, Lincoln, Memory, Presidents, Presidents' Day, Republic, Socialism, Thought of the Day, United States, Vote, Washington
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Thought For the Day: Let Us Not Seek To Satisfy Our Thirst For Freedom By Drinking From the Cup of Bitterness and Hatred
“Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Tagged Bitterness, Cup, Drink, Freedom, Hatred, Martin Luther King Jr, Satisfy, Seek, Thirst, Thought For the Day, Us
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Scorecard
Ever wonder how your life is tallying up? Scorecard by Michael Romani Sometimes like an idiot savant I do my best to be your servant Lord, to put things a little oddly I recognize that on earth, I am your … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Ambassador, Angel, Bad Things, Blessed, Body, Build, Compassion, Create, Cripple, Darkness, Defeat, Despise, Dignity, Divinity, Dwell, Earth, Example, Eyes, Fail, Feet, Fell, Freedom, Good, Hand, Hard, Heartbreak, Heaven, Holy, Humanity, Idiot Savant, Kingdom, Learn, Life, Lord, Love, Mistake, Non-Judgmental, Odd, Offer, Path, Photograph, Pillar, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Pure, Raise Me Up, Rein, Scorecard, Selfishness, Servant, Serve, Shine, Spirit, Stumble, Surprise, Talk, Tally, Upright, Vacilliate, Vain, Walk, Wonder, Worship, Wrong, Yield
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Afrofuturistic
Design and empathy feed off each other in telling many tales. One of these is the telling of Black America’s history and a guiding light into the future. Afrofuturistic by Michael Romani Life can be a bit frantic For the … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Accident, Afro, Anoint, Appearance, Beauty, Black America, Boogie, Breath, Color, Dedication, Derogatory, Design, Details, Education, Empathy, Entry, Escape, Everything, Exploitive, Fanatic, Fashion, Frantic, Freedom, Future, God, Harlem, Hip Hop, History, Humanity, Humble, Instill, Intricate, Journey, Kinectic, Liberty, Library, Life, Line, Lost, Mechanistic, Neighborhood, Passion, Perfectionist, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Refine, Renaissance, Reveal, Significance, Something, Story, Tell, True, Truth, Whisper
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Christ As Cornerstone
Today is, of course, Christmas Eve. As such Happy Christmas Eve to everyone from Aloha Promises Forever to each and everyone kind enough to spend a little time reading this blog of sorts. It’s much appreciated. Christ As Cornerstone by … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Adversary, Aloha Promises Forever, Alone, Beautiful, Believe, Bounty, Carol, Children, Chirstmas Tree, Christ, Christian, Christmas Eve, Cornerstone, Cruciform, Dust, Earth, Eden, Embrace, Eternal, Exile, Eye, Father, Fir, Free, Freedom, Garment, Gift, Glory, God, Graft, Ground, He, Heart, Heaven, Home, Jingle Bells, Kingdom, Life, Light, Mine, Night, Pass, Photograph, Pine, Place, Poem, Poetry, Puppet, Purpose, Reflect, Salvation, Secret, Shine, Smile, Snow, Son, Soul, Sound, Sting, Storm, Stranger, Tinsel, Treasure, Tree, Turn, Twinkle, Upright, Vine, Walk, Wind, Window
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Commit Freedom To Memory
Yesterday, December 15, 2019, was Bill of Rights Day! I was semi-astonished when I didn’t find anyone making reference to this. I was busily recovering from a long walk without a coat taken on Saturday. By the way, … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged American, Bill of Rights Day, Birth Right, Breath, Confluence, December 15 1791, Die, Distinction, Extinction, Flag, Flickr, Freedom, Fundamental, God, Government, Guarantee, History, Hour, Influence, Light, Limit, Lord, Memory, Natural Law, Overseer, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Power, Principles, Rule of Law, Rules, Sentiment, Steeple, The People, Truth, World, Worth
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First Principles: No Human Society Has Ever Been Able To Maintain Both Order and Freedom Apart From the Moral Precepts of the Christianity
“No human society has even been able to maintain both order and freedom, both cohesiveness and liberty apart from the moral precepts of the Christian religion…Should our republic ever forget this fundamental precept of governance this great experiment will then … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, Cohesive, Doom, Experiment, First Principles, Forget, Freedom, Governance, Human Society, John Jay, Liberty, Maintain, Moral Precepts, Order, Republic
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Happy Veterans Day 2019!
Aloha Promises Forever is taking this moment to memorialize and honor all veterans around the world and their families, but particularly those in the United States and Canada for their valor, sacrifices and duty in the service of freedom and … Continue reading
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Tagged Aloha Promises Forever, Beacon, Canada, Duty, Family, Freedom, Happy Veterans Day, Hope, Liberty, Light, Sacrifice, Service, Thanks, The World, Thought For the Day, United States, Valor, Veterans
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First Principles: Just As War is Freedom’s Cost, Disagreement Is Freedom’s Privilege
“Just as war is freedom’s cost, disagreement is freedom’s privilege.” – William J. Clinton
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Tagged Cost, Disagreement, First Principles, Freedom, Privilege, War, William J Clinton
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