Tag Archives: Good

Thought For the Day: Evil Is Powerless If the Good Are Unafraid

Posted on July 9, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid.” – Ronald Reagan

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Thought For the Day: The Truly Good and Wise Seek To Always Act Nobly

Posted on November 6, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“The truly good and wise man will bear all kinds of fortune in a seemly way, and will always act in the noblest manner that the circumstances allow.” – Aristotle, in Nicomachean Ethics, Book I

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Foothold Out of the Pathological

Posted on October 6, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Foothold Out of the Pathological by Michael Romani What do we do When the horror descends? When we lose a few loved ones? When we lose a lot of friends? We find the need to blame To cast the blame … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: There Is No Objective Good Without God

Posted on September 1, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“If there is no God, everything is permissible.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, in The Brothers Karamazov At first blush this is resounding battle cry for atheists and moral relativists alike. That is until you stop and think on it a moment. … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Right to Property Is A Positive In the World

Posted on July 3, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Property is the fruit of labor-property is desirable – it is a positive good in the world. That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise. Let not who … Continue reading →