Tag Archives: Love of Power

Fires Framing Truth

Posted on January 10, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Fires Framing Truthby Michael DoyleHow can you serve the peopleWhen you’re feeding them lies?How can you mislead a motherAnd look her straight in the eyes?You think a dismissive smileIs all you need to wearAs you issue your political denialDon’t you … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Authority, Burning, Care, Choke, Clarified, Common Sense, Compassion, Controversy, Courage, Decision, Dismissive Smile, Eyes, Fires, Flow, Forgot, Frame, Going Up In Smoke, Grieving Families, Homes, Houses, Hydrants, Integrity, Leader, Lies, Life, Listen, Lives, Love, Love of Ease, Love of Power, Maquerade, Matched, Measure, Memories, Mislead, Mother, No Defense, Office, Ought, People, Perceptions of Truth, Poetry and Poems, Policy, Political Denial, Power, See, Serve, Social Disease, Tears, Times of Challenge, True Strength, Trust, Truth, Vote, Walk Away, Water, Wear, Who | Leave a comment

Fairness of Trials Had

Posted on November 13, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Fairness of Trials Hadby Michael DoyleIn this free land of dignity and rightThe Bill of Rights shines into the nightAmended to our Constitution, our governmentHolds these rights as something self-evidentThe fairness of trials in the Sixth AmendmentMay not seem as … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 14th Amendment, Abuse of Authority, Bill of Rights, Chains of Tyranny, Confrontation, Constitution, Cower, Dignity, Equitable Sense, Fairness, Fairness of Trials, Feedoms, Founding Principle, Free Land, Government, Impartiality, Inspire, Legality, Love of Power, Mistreated, Pause, Poetry and Poems, Processes, Protected, Public Trial, Respected, Right, Right to Trial, Rights and Freedoms, Secure, Self-Evident, Shield, Sixth Amendment, The People, Trials, Unequal, Witnesses | Leave a comment

First Principles: Beware That Two Passions Strongly Influence Politics – Love of Power and Love of Money

Posted on June 1, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“(T)here are two passions which have a powerful influence in the affairs of men. These are ambition and avarice—the love of power and the love of money. Separately, each of these has great force in prompting men to action; but, … Continue reading →

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Fairness of Trials Had

First Principles: Beware That Two Passions Strongly Influence Politics – Love of Power and Love of Money

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