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First Principles: There Is No Room In This Country For Hyphenated Americanism

Posted on September 25, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. …The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to … Continue reading →

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Holding On to Legacy

Posted on September 23, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Holding On to Legacyby Michael DoyleThere are some things to be saidThat keep rolling around in my headOne of which must be said preciseThat extremism in defense of liberty is no viceModeration in pursuit of justice is not a virtueNor … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Individual Liberty Rapidly Decays Into Corruption and Anarchy Without A Meaningful Commitment To Personal Responsibility

Posted on September 18, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Individual liberty rapidly decays into corruption and anarchy without a meaningful commitment to personal responsibility based on our nation’s Judeo-Christian heritage. Traditional beliefs and values must therefore continue to serve as our touchstone and compass.” – Mark Alexander

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First Principles: Honesty Will Be Found On Every Experiment, To Be the Best and Only True Policy; Let Us Then As A Nation Be Just

Posted on September 17, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Honesty will be found on every experiment, to be the best and only true policy; let us then as a Nation be just.” – George Washington (1783)

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Do Not Be Troubled

Posted on September 5, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Do Not Be Troubledby Michael DoyleDo not be troubled by the struggleOr the times we falter and we bungleDifficulties have come and they will goSuch is the path of life’s ebb and floUnsettled fates make for troubled heartsThe sense of … Continue reading →

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May It Come Easy (The Promise of Turkey)

Posted on August 20, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

May It Come Easy (The Promise of Turkey)by Michael DoyleIn affection and camaraderieWe wish in sincere empathyAnd with just a trace of sympathyThat with life, may it come easyChange is the constant in all of lifeSometimes there is peace; sometimes … Continue reading →

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Kaleidoscope

Posted on August 15, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Kaleidoscopeby Michael DoyleIndia offers her vast diversitySimply put, a wealth of complexityFilled with peace within her kaleidoscopeAs harmonious coexistence offers hopeSlumdog lords are opulent in a historyOf a people struggling with povertyPluralistic in a free market democracyAs a metaphor lived … Continue reading →

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First Principles: To Cherish and Stimulate the…Human Mind…Is Not Among the Least Considerable of the Expedients, By Which the Wealth of A Nation May Be Promoted

Posted on August 10, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“To cherish and stimulate the activity of the human mind, by multiplying the objects of enterprise, is not among the least considerable of the expedients, by which the wealth of a nation may be promoted.” – Alexander Hamilton (1791)

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Prevail or Perish, America

Posted on July 31, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Prevail or Perish, Americaby Michael DoyleWe won’t keep domestic terrorism bluntedBy keeping the American mind stuntedDespite the folly of the Biden AdministrationSilencing conservative thought does not help the nationThis unprecedented statist interventionDefies reason and every rational conventionThe Left’s turning one … Continue reading →

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