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First Principles: They Define A Republic To Be A Government of Laws, and Not of Men

Posted on March 11, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“They define a republic to be a government of laws, and not of men.” – John Adams (1775)

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First Principles: If the Public Are Bound To Yield Obedience To Laws To Which They Cannot Give Their Approbation, They Are Slaves To Those Who Make Such Laws and Enforce Them

Posted on March 5, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“If the public are bound to yield obedience to laws to which they cannot give their approbation, they are slaves to those who make such laws and enforce them.” – Samuel Adams (1772)

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Left Behind

Posted on February 22, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Left Behindby Michael DoyleThere is a coziness to all our liesWhispers the darkness in this monster’s eyesThere is peace in settling the scoreVengeance knows the warmth of its pourLike a blended whiskey that burns down slowSo is our lack of … Continue reading →

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First Principles: There Is No Good Government But What Is Republican. The True Idea of A Republic Is ‘An Empire of Laws, and Not Men

Posted on February 19, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“There is no good government but what is republican. [T]he true idea of a republic is ‘an empire of laws, and not of men.’” – John Adams (1776)

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Thought For the Day: The Absence of Flaw In Beauty Is Itself A Flaw

Posted on February 2, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The absence of flaw in beauty is itself a flaw.” – Havelock Ellis, physician, writer, and social reformer (2 Feb 1859-1939)

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First Principles: The Propriety of A Law, In A Constitutional Light, Must Always Be Determined By the Nature of the Powers Upon Which It is Founded

Posted on January 23, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The propriety of a law, in a constitutional light, must always be determined by the nature of the powers upon which it is founded.” – Alexander Hamilton (1788)

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First Principles: Bear One Another’s Burdens, and So Fulfill the Law of Christ

Posted on October 29, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” – Galatians 6:2 (NIV)

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First Principles: Law Is Defined To Be A Rule of Action; But How Can That Be A Rule, Which Is Little-Known, and Less Fixed?

Posted on October 3, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Law is defined to be a rule of action; but how can that be a rule, which is little known, and less fixed?” – James Madison (1788)

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Strength and Prosperity For Freedom

Posted on September 22, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Strength and Prosperity For Freedomby Michael DoyleThere is a foundation that truly servesTo give the America this nation deservesThough it doesn’t have much complexityDoing this will bring strength and prosperityThe road to freedom begins with cultured opportunityIt takes leadership to … Continue reading →

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First Principles: For Sin Shall Not Have Dominion Over You: For Ye Are Not Under the Law, But Under Grace

Posted on September 17, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.” – Romans 6:14

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