Tag Archives: Justice

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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In Honor and Remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day

Posted on January 17, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“If peace means a willingness to be exploited economically, dominated politically, humiliated and segregated, I don’t want peace. If peace means being complacently adjusted to a deadening status quo, I don’t want peace. If peace means keeping my mouth shut … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Absence of Conflict, Adjust, All People, Complacent, Deaden, Dominated, Economic, Existence, Exploited, Honor, Humiliated, Justice, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Peace, Politically, Remembrance, Segregated, Status Quo, Thought For the Day, When Peace Becomes Obnoxious, Willingness | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: I Fear To See the Consequences of the Court’s Practice of Substituting Its Own Concepts of Decency and Fundamental Justice For the Language of the Bill of Rights

Posted on January 8, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“In my judgment the people of no nation can lose their liberty so long as a Bill of Rights like ours survives and its basic purposes are conscientiously interpreted, enforced and respected so as to afford continuous protection against old, … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Bill of Rights, Concept, Consequences, Decency, Departure, Devices, Enforce, Interpret, Judgment, Justice, Justice Hugo L. Black, Language, Liberty, Lose, Nation, Practices, Protection, Purposes, Respect, Substitute, The People, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

First Principles: Can the Liberties of A Nation Be Secure When We Have Removed A Conviction That These Liberties Are the Gift of God?

Posted on January 2, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“God who gave us life gave us Liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Conviction, Country, First Principles, Forever, Gift of God, God, Just, Justice, Liberties of A Nation, Liberty, Life, Reflect, Secure, Sleep, Thomas Jefferson, Tremble | Leave a comment

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

Posted on December 19, 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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First Principles: Equal and Exact Justice To All Men, of Whatever Persuasion, Religious or Political

Posted on December 1, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever persuasion, religious or political.” —Thomas Jefferson (1801)

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First Principles: Equal and Exact Justice To All Men, of Whatever Persuasion, Religious Or Political

Posted on November 29, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever persuasion, religious or political.” – Thomas Jefferson (1801)

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First Principles: It Is the Madness of Folly, To Expect Mercy From Those Who Have Refused To Do Justice

Posted on November 28, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“It is the madness of folly, to expect mercy from those who have refused to do justice; and even mercy, where conquest is the object, is only a trick of war; the cunning of the fox is as murderous as … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Conquest, Cunning of the Fox, First Principles, Folly, Justice, Madness, Mercy, Murder, Object, Refuse, The American Crisis No. 1, Thomas Paine, Trick of War, Violence, Wolf | Leave a comment

First Principles: I Tremble For My Country When I Reflect That God Is Just; That His Justice Cannot Sleep Forever

Posted on November 20, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be … Continue reading →

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Michelle’s Poem (A Poem for A Friend)

Posted on October 27, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Michelle’s Poem (A Poem for A Friend)by Michael DoyleShe’s not beyond magicTo believe otherwiseWould be something tragicYou can see it in her eyesShe’s got a laughFor every seasonIn her way of knowingBeyond all reasonIn that sunshine wayShe holds the world … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beyond, Every Day, Every Season, Eye, Eyes, Far, Forward, Friend, Goodbye, Head, Hello, Hold, Hope, Hunter's Moon, Justice, Knows, Laugh, Long, Look, Magic, Melody, Michelle, New Dream, Play, Poem, Poetry and Poems, Reason, Rock Star, Said, Seen, She, Smile, Song, Sunshine Way, They Say, Tragic, Tune, Whistle, World At Bay, Write | Leave a comment