Tag Archives: Mankind

First Principles: Men Must Be Ready…To Sacrifice Their Private Pleasures…When They Stand In Competition With the Rights of Society

Posted on April 6, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Men must be ready, they must pride themselves and be happy to sacrifice their private pleasures, passions and interests, nay, their private friendships and dearest connections, when they stand in competition with the rights of society.” – John Adams (1776)

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First Principles: God Is Not Dead, Nor Doth He Sleep

Posted on March 21, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:“God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;The Wrong shall fail,The Right prevail,With peace on earth, good-will to men.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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First Principles: The Cause of America Is In A Great Measure the Cause of All Mankind

Posted on March 1, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind.” – Thomas Paine, Common Sense (1776)

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Sowell

Posted on February 24, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Sowellby Michael DoyleConstrainedOr unconstrainedThe views of mankindAre a spectrumIn which we findTwo pathsOf social theoryKnowledge of the decisionsThat make up an economyFactored in their controversyThe question Needed to be answeredIs what truly helps anyone?What makes for improvementImproves the world for … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Fundamental Source of All Your Errors, Sophisms, and False Reasonings Is A Total Ignorance of the Natural Rights of Mankind

Posted on February 23, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The fundamental source of all your errors, sophisms and false reasonings is a total ignorance of the natural rights of mankind. Were you once to become acquainted with these, you could never entertain a thought, that all men are not, … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Whole Art of Government Consists In the Art of Being Honest. Only Aim To Do Your Duty, and Mankind Will Give You Credit Where You Fail

Posted on February 14, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest. Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.” – Thomas Jefferson (1774)

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First Principles: I Have Sworn Upon the Altar of God, Eternal Hostility Against Every Form of Tyranny Over the Mind of Man

Posted on February 7, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.” – Thomas Jefferson (1800)

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First Principles: Those Who Expect To Reap the Blessings of Freedom, Must, Like Men, Undergo the Fatigues of Supporting It

Posted on February 3, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.” – Thomas Paine (1777)

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First Principles: All Men Having Power Ought To Be Distrusted To A Certain Degree

Posted on January 27, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.” – James Madison (1787)

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Thought For the Day: It Is A Habit of Mankind To Entrust To Careless Hope What They Long For, and To Use Sovereign Reason To Thrust Aside What They Do Not Fancy

Posted on January 25, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“For it is a habit of mankind to entrust to careless hope what they long for, and to use sovereign reason to thrust aside what they do not fancy.” – Thucydides (c.455-c.400 BC)

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