Tag Archives: Freedom

Thought For the Day: The Truest Beauty of A Woman Shines From the Inside Out

Posted on April 27, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Taught from infancy that beauty is woman’s sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.” – Mary Wollstonecraft, reformer and writer (27 Apr 1759-1797)

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Thought For the Day: Dare To Reason And Escape Bigotry and Foolishness To Be Free

Posted on April 14, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves.” – Lord Byron, poet (22 Jan 1788-1824)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Bigotry, Courage, Enslavement, Foolish, Freedom, Lord Byron, Reason, Thought For the Day, Wise | Leave a comment

WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Disrupt

Posted on April 12, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

I don’t really want to interrupt But, whose idea was it to disrupt The explorations of childhood Are second guessed and not understood Free range kids at risk of intervention Based on the government’s interpretation And where parents rights are … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Honor Forbids Us To Surrender Freedom

Posted on April 7, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us. We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding … Continue reading →

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Message From the Cross 2018

Posted on April 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Message From the Cross by Michael Romani Without the suffering on the cross There is only our death and final loss There is no other Holy name We would have only our own blame There is no other stake to … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Christianity Introduced The Moral Precepts That Form the Base Of Our Republic

Posted on March 31, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The religion which has introduced civil liberty is the religion of Christ and His apostles… This is genuine Christianity and to this we owe our free constitutions of government.” “The moral principles and precepts found in the Scriptures ought to … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Without Free Thought There Cannot Be Free Speech, Public Liberty Or Wisdom

Posted on March 23, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Without freedom of thought there can be no such thing as wisdom; and no such thing as public liberty, without freedom of speech.” – Benjamin Franklin (1722)

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First Principles: America’s Cause Is the World’s Cause

Posted on March 17, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind.” – Thomas Paine The American experiment in the people ruling themselves is maybe the greatest and most noble experiment in the world’s history. Around the world … Continue reading →

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The Sound of Discussion

Posted on March 13, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The Sound of Discussion by Michael Romani Smiling to myself as they ask me To watch a show that become our legacy I’ve been watching it myself for half a century As we watch this, I teach them the history … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Edelweiss, Family Time, Fascism, Freedom, Intolerance, Legacy, Liberty, Love, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reliance, Song, Sound of Music, The Sound of Discussion | Leave a comment

The Importance of Things Believed

Posted on February 25, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Based on John 8:31,32 The Importance Of Things Believed by Michael Romani Abide in the Holy Word Lit by a light un-blurred The fire of eternal truth Setting us free from youth Or when we have seen While busily a … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Abide, Belief, Evidence, Faith, Freedom, Gravity, Holy Word, Human Beings, Levity, Paradigm, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Sincerity, Test, Truth, Universal, Verfiable | Leave a comment