Tag Archives: Men

First Principles: In Selecting A Candidate For Office, Let Principle Be Your Guide. Regard Not the Particular Sect of Denomination of the Candidate – Look To That Person’s Character

Posted on October 1, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide. Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate — look to his character.” – Noah Webster (1789)

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

Posted on August 15, 2020 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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Born In the Dawn

Posted on July 17, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Tales of magic and the quests that invariably accompany these always tug at my soul. Born In the Dawn by Michael Doyle In the mists of time, there is a story Of the sword of power and it’s full glory … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Boys, I Only Did My Duty; the Old Flag Never Touched the Ground

Posted on July 10, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Boys, I only did my duty; the old flag never touched the ground!” – Sgt. William Carney, Born into slavery, rose to serve his country, America, to the point of becoming a Medal of Honor recipient commenting on his brave … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Laws Are Made For Men of Ordinary Understanding and Should…Be Construed By the Ordinary Rules of Common Sense

Posted on June 30, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense. Their meaning is not to be sought for in metaphysical subtleties which may make anything mean everything or nothing at … Continue reading →

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Lessons From Eden Park

Posted on May 17, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The Roaring Twenties were a fascinating time. Among the lessons to be learned was that a woman could do and be more than they had been allowed until then, vice and other personal choices could not be controlled and that … Continue reading →

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Cursed Fate

Posted on March 20, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Once upon a not so long ago, even words spoken could get you accused of all sorts of things. Now it’s a new sort of dogma that we have to conform to or pay a wicked price. Funny isn’t … Continue reading →

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First Principles: A Republic Is Defined As A Government of Laws, and Not of Men

Posted on February 16, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“They define a republic to be a government of laws, and not of men.” – John Adams (1775) Not a democracy, a republic. How have so many lost their way on this one, both sides of the majoritarian aisle. … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 27, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

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

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First Principles: Laws Made By Our Representatives Should Not Be So Voluminous That They Cannot Be Read Or So Incoherent As To Not Be Understood

Posted on January 2, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood.” – James … Continue reading →

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