Tag Archives: Happiness

First Principles: If the Citizens Neglect Their Duty and Place Unprincipled Men In Office, the Government Will Soon Be Corrupted

Posted on October 16, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“If the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted . . . . If a republican government fails to secure public prosperity and happiness, it must be because the citizens neglect … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Religion and Good Morals Are the Only Solid Foundation of Public Liberty and Happiness

Posted on September 15, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Religion and good morals are the only solid foundation of public liberty and happiness.” – Samuel Adams, letter to John Trumbull (October 16, 1788)

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Thought For the Day: He Is Happiest, Be He King Or Peasant, Who Finds Peace In His Home

Posted on September 6, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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All the Days Are Gone

Posted on September 5, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

All The Days Are Goneby Michael DoyleListen a little closer to the song,Tell me, does it somehow belong?It’s not a case of stump the band,But it’s a memory of favorites across the land.Standing ready across this promised land,What you want … Continue reading →

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What One Bullet Can Do

Posted on August 28, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

What One Bullet Can Doby MichaelIt’s funny,What one bullet can do,Taking away peace…As it stunned me.Watching time run out for youAnd taking from me, my peace.Replacing peace with strife,Removing what had been bliss.What’s left is a gaping hole.It should have … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Happiness of Your Life Depends On the Quality of Your Thoughts

Posted on July 1, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts” – Marcus Aurelius

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First Principles: The Rights Essential To Happiness… We Claim Them From A Higher Source – From the King of kings and Lord of All the Earth

Posted on June 26, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The rights essential to happiness. . . . We claim them from a higher source – from the King of kings and Lord of all the earth.” – John Dickinson, (1801). “The Political Writings of John Dickinson, Esquire: The speech … Continue reading →

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In Full Identity

Posted on June 12, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

In Full Identityby Michael DoyleSee your pathAnd stay your course.Let’s do the math,And you’ll find the resource.Let no one get between happinessOr caring for your own needs.These images bring life’s bliss.It allows your soul to be freed.It’s a part of … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Secret of Happiness Is Freedom, and the Secret of Freedom Is Courage

Posted on May 26, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom is courage.” – Thucydides It has ever been the same and it always will be. Bless those who have laid down their lives for our freedoms and liberties.

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Thought For the Day: Happiness Is A Mysterious Thing, To Be Found Somewhere Between Too Little and Too Much

Posted on May 19, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Happiness is a mysterious thing, to be found somewhere between too little and too much.” – Ruskin Bond

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