Tag Archives: Men

Thought For the Day: Men Occasionally Stumble Over the Truth, But Most of Them Pick Themselves Up and Hurry Off As If Nothing Had Happened

Posted on December 15, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.” – Winston Churchill

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Hollywood Skin Trade

Posted on October 24, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

Hollywood Skin Tradeby Michael DoyleEternal stars crack but never fade away.People and their things are relics of yesterday.Birthdays are reminders of time thrown away.In so many words, there is ugliness in what they say.Like a fly swimming, leaning toward the … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Those Who Expect To Reap the Blessings of Freedom Must, Like Men, Undergo the Fatigue of Supporting It

Posted on July 4, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

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

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First Principles: If Men Are So Wicked With Religion, What Would They Be If Without It?

Posted on May 10, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“If men are so wicked with religion, what would they be if without it?” – Benjamin Franklin

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First Principles: We the People Are the Rightful Masters of Both Congress and the Courts, Not To Overthrow the Constitution But To Overthrow the Men Who Pervert the Constitution

Posted on February 12, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” – Abraham Lincoln (The true story behind this attribution can be found here: … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Men Are Divided In Opinion As To the Facts. And Even Granting the Facts, They Explain Them In Different Ways

Posted on December 20, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Men are divided in opinion as to the facts. And even granting the facts, they explain them in different ways.” – Edwin Abbott Abbott, schoolmaster and theologian (20 Dec 1838-1926)

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To Stay Alive In All Seasons

Posted on December 7, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

To Stay Alive In All Seasonsby Michael DoyleWe give up our courageTrying hard to discourageOurselves or any othersAmong those we call our brothersBut not a single John Wayne aspirationWould save Pearl Harbor or our nationThe men present mostly fought to … Continue reading →

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First Principles: No People Can Be Bound To Acknowledge And Adore the Invisible Hand, Which Conducts the Affairs of Men More Than the People of the United States

Posted on September 3, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand, which conducts the Affairs of men more than the People of the United States. Every step, by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation, … Continue reading →

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In A Pirate’s Night

Posted on August 14, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

In A Pirate’s Nightby Michael DoyleBehind walls, guns, and menWe knew our protectionAs a conspiracy of pirates knows sinIn a violent world lived with instigationGood souls should not live on this beachUnder these kinds of circumstancesImperiled as Bermuda falls to … Continue reading →

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First Principles: If Men Are So Wicked With Religion, What Would They Be Without It?

Posted on August 9, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“If men are so wicked with religion, what would they be if without it?” – Benjamin Franklin

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