Tag Archives: Men

Thought For the Day: So Long As Men Worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons Will Duly Arise and Make Them Miserable

Posted on August 2, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly rise and make them miserable.” – Aldous Huxley, novelist (26 Jul 1894-1963)

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First Principles: The Natural Cure For An Ill-Administration, In A Popular Or Representative Constitution, Is A Change of Men

Posted on July 19, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The natural cure for an ill-administration, in a popular or representative constitution, is a change of men.” – Alexander Hamilton (1787)

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First Principles: Freedom Is Never More Than One Generation Away From Extinction

Posted on July 8, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: We Are Not To Reflect On the Wickedness of Men But To Look To the Image of God In Them

Posted on July 7, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“We are not to reflect on the wickedness of men but to look to the image of God in them, an image which, covering and obliterating their faults, an image which, by its beauty and dignity, should allure us to … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Right To Freedom Being the Gift of God Almighty, It Is Not In the Power of Man To Alienate This Gift, and Voluntarily Become A Slave

Posted on June 28, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“If men through fear, fraud or mistake, should in terms renounce and give up any essential natural right, the eternal law of reason and the great end of society, would absolutely vacate such renunciation; the right to freedom being the … Continue reading →

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Happy Father’s Day 2024!!

Posted on June 16, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

To all the fathers out there who realize being a daddy isn’t just to bring a child into the world. It is to raise them. It is to love them. It is to teach, clothe, and help them blossom into … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: It Is Easier To Build Strong Children Than To Repair Broken Men

Posted on May 19, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” – Frederick Douglass.

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The Secret Woes of Regret

Posted on May 17, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

The Secret Woes of Regretby Michael DoyleKept silence about better daysAre still remembered for the better waysWe once so happily lived inBefore the days of blood and drunken sinsWe clean the ship’s hull on the beachTo gain that extra knot … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The First Method For Estimating the Intelligence of A Ruler Is To Look At the Men He Has Around Him

Posted on May 3, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.” -Niccolo Machiavelli, political philosopher and author (3 May 1469-1527)

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Posted on April 10, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

First Principles: The Longer I Live, the More Convincing Proofs I See of This Truth, That God Governs In the Affairs of Men “The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this Truth, that God governs in … Continue reading →

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