Tag Archives: Humanity

Benign Neglect

Posted on October 25, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Benign Neglectby Michael DoyleThere is a benign neglectBehind “with all due respect”That cannot be missedEven when sealed by a Judas kissPassions passed down by generationSkills kept in venerationThe wrong path with correct conclusionStill feels like it is mass confusionHalf-remembered, glanced … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Language Is Not An Abstract Construction of the Learned, Or of Dictionary Makers, But Is Something Arising Out of…Long Generations of Humanity

Posted on October 20, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Language is not an abstract construction of the learned, or of dictionary makers, but is something arising out of the work, needs, ties, joys, affections, tastes, of long generations of humanity, and has its bases broad and low, close to … Continue reading →

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Until Humanity is Gone

Posted on October 4, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Until Humanity Is Goneby Michael DoyleThese parasites came to bring decayDestroying the vestiges of yesterdayThey prey on the last of our humanityKilling in waves depleting our societyMaking it impossible to be withstoodSetting fire to our planet and its woodsRats, insects … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Honor, Justice, and Humanity, Forbid Us Tamely To Surrender That Freedom Which We Received From Our Gallant Ancestors

Posted on September 18, 2021 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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Thought For the Day: It Is Not What A Lawyer Tells Me I May Do; But What Humanity, Reason, and Justice Tell Me I Ought To Do

Posted on August 7, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do.” – Edmund Burke (1729-1797)

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Thought For the Day: There Are Those Who Will Say That the…Freedom of Man and Mind Is the American Dream

Posted on July 10, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“There are those who will say that the liberation of humanity, the freedom of man and mind, is nothing but a dream. They are right. It is the American Dream.” – Archibald MacLeish (1892-1982)

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First Principles: Honor, Justice and Humanity Forbid Us Tamely To Surrender That Freedom Which We Received From Our Gallant Ancestors

Posted on July 8, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

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First Principles: Honor, Justice and Humanity, Forbid Us Tamely To Surrender That Freedom Which We Received From Our Gallant Ancestors

Posted on July 4, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Endure, First Principles, Forbid, Freedom, Gallant Ancestors, Generations, Hereditary Bondage, Honor, Humanity, Infamy, Innocent Posterity, Justice, Surrender, The Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms (1775), Thomas Jefferson | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: In Recognizing the Humanity of Our Fellow Beings, We Pay Ourselves the Highest Tribute

Posted on May 20, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.“– Thurgood Marshall

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Thought For the Day: The Moral Education of the Whole Community In the Common Natural Rights of Humanity, As the Ground of the Social Compact, Is A Necessary Condition of Free Society, of A Polity In Which Majority Rule May Be Combined With Minority Rights

Posted on April 9, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The moral education of the whole community in the common natural rights of humanity, as the ground of the social compact, is a necessary condition of free society, of a polity in which majority rule may be combined with minority … Continue reading →

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