Tag Archives: History

Thought For the Day: History Teaches Us That Men and Nations Only Behave Wisely Once They Have Exhausted All Other Alternatives

Posted on March 31, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“History teaches us that men and nations only behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.” – Abba Eban (1915-2002)

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Thought For the Day: History Does Not Entrust the Care of Freedom To the Weak or the Timid

Posted on March 28, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969)

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Thought For the Day: If History Teaches Anything, It Teaches Self-Delusion In the Face of Unpleasant Facts Is Folly

Posted on March 7, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“If history teaches anything, it teaches self-delusion in the face of unpleasant facts is folly.” – President Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)

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First Principles: Foreign Influence Is One of the Most Baneful Foes of Republican Government

Posted on February 21, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, (I conjure you to believe me fellow citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful … Continue reading →

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As To Heaven, Our Hands Raise

Posted on February 20, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

As To Heaven, Our Hands Raiseby Michael DoyleIn our Christian legacyJesus is our first priorityHe is before all other thingsAnd He is for whom we singIn the beginning was the WordBefore any other thought occurredUntil He came to dwell among … Continue reading →

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In A Hermitage of Petrified Words

Posted on February 10, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

In A Hermitage of Petrified Wordsby Michael DoyleLike a forest well petrifiedBy minerals filling in for lifeA poet thinks in his hermitageDreaming about things to study onThere’s an abandonment of conjunctionWhen like Chomsky, language ceases to functionWe drift like lyrics … Continue reading →

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Cicero Speaks On Becoming Older

Posted on February 8, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Cicero Speaks On Becoming Olderby Michael DoyleLife passes through many a stageUntil calumniating in old ageIt’s a folly to hold this in despiseWe’d be better off to open our eyesCicero offers us his philosopher’s lookIn his writing of many a … Continue reading →

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Artful In Implication

Posted on January 28, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Artful In Implicationby Michael DoyleAll art is broad in its implicationBut tell me please the explanationAs today’s surrealism perks making us illWhile twisting everyday into a monstrous chillUnsettling images of disquieting sensoryExperiences abound here at the end of historyBeyond the … Continue reading →

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The Geometry of Divine Form

Posted on January 20, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

The Geometry of Divine Formby Michael DoyleEveryone it seems makes their mistakesBut is is the what we do with the heartbreaksThat makes all of the most meaningful differenceA life well lived holds this with reverenceSuch is the same even of … Continue reading →

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A Brodsky View of the Pandemic

Posted on January 16, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

A Brodsky View of the Pandemicby Michael DoyleShow trial advances without stayCharges pressed without any delayThe time arrives to dispense all playIn a fluke filled with fearsCame the nice as if to cheersThat would repeat themselves through yearsQuickly then comes … Continue reading →

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