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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Autobiography of John S. Mill, Chapter Six

Posted on September 25, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

We have touched on this work previously and that post should be consulted with for a better understanding of the post below.  I would like, however, to take this moment to state how troubling this is for me.  You see, … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Discerning Truth Requires Experience

Posted on July 25, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“There are many truths of which the full meaning cannot be realized until personal experience has brought it home.”  –  John Stuart Mill Without experience it is difficult to discern full truth.  If you sit a moment and think on … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: On Liberty – John S. Mill

Posted on June 30, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

It seems appropriate that as the Fourth of July approaches in the United States that we examine On Liberty.  This is one of the guiding lights of my nation and useful in understanding our noble experiment.  All of our glories and … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: There Are Worse Things Than War

Posted on May 26, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

As Memorial Day in the United States of America rapidly approaches, this thought comes to mind: “War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing … Continue reading →

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