Tag Archives: Influence

First Principles: Our Liberty Depends On Our Education, Our Laws, and Habits…It Is Founded On Morals and Religion Whose Authority Reigns In the Heart

Posted on August 29, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Our liberty depends on our education, our laws, and habits . . . it is founded on morals and religion, whose authority reigns in the heart, and on the influence all these produce on public opinion before that opinion governs … Continue reading →

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Unity In God’s Family

Posted on August 18, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Unity In God’s Familyby Michael DoyleLife proves the truth of God’s reliabilityAs God gets us through our adversitiesWe stand grateful as we become more wiseLearning to love the world through His eyesWe were once living in transgression and sinCraving the … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Foreign Influence Is Truly the Grecian Horse To A Republic. We Cannot Be Too Careful To Exclude Its Influence

Posted on April 22, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence.” – Alexander Hamilton (1793)

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First Principles: To Listen Well Is As Powerful A Means of Communication and Influence As To Talk Well

Posted on March 15, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.” – John Marshall

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Thought For the Day: Don’t Ask Me Who’s Influenced Me. A Lion Is Made Up of the Lambs He’s Digested, and I’ve Been Reading All My Life

Posted on March 13, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life”. – Giorgos Seferis, writer, diplomat, Nobel laureate (13 Mar 1900-1971)

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Thought For the Day: For Me, Words Are A Form of Action, Capable of Influencing Change

Posted on November 11, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“For me, words are a form of action, capable of influencing change.” -Ingrid Bengis, writer and teacher (1944-2017)

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First Principles: State Governments Possess Inherent Advantages, Which Will Ever Give Them An Influence and Ascendency Over the National Government, and Will Forever Preclude the Possibility of Federal Encroachments

Posted on October 18, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The State governments possess inherent advantages, which will ever give them an influence and ascendency over the National Government, and will for ever preclude the possibility of federal encroachments. That their liberties, indeed, can be subverted by the federal head, … Continue reading →

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Forbidden Fruit

Posted on August 24, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Forbidden Fruitby Michael DoyleLove of witchcraft presents the evidenceThat the ability to influence is no coincidenceAs they open up evil, door by doorAnd find a craven audience wanting moreThe portal to desires some wish to exploreOpen up to all, beginning … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Influence of Each Human Being On Others In This Life Is A Kind of Immortality

Posted on July 11, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The influence of each human being on others in this life is a kind of immortality.” -John Quincy Adams, 6th president of the US (11 Jul 1767-1848)

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First Principles: If Individuals Be Not Influenced By Moral Principles; It Is In Vain To Look For Public Virtue

Posted on June 24, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“If individuals be not influenced by moral principles; it is in vain to look for public virtue; it is, therefore, the duty of legislators to enforce, both by precept and example, the utility, as well as the necessity of a … Continue reading →

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