Tag Archives: People

First Principles: A People Intent To Be Free Must Be Prepared To Fight For It Themselves

Posted on July 26, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“A people who mean to be free must be prepared to meet danger in person, and not rely upon the fallacious protection of armies.” – Edmund Randolph

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First Principles: It Is When the People Forget God That Tyrants Forge Their Chains

Posted on July 19, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, is incompatible with freedom. No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: In Being Generous To Others With Our Home, Food and Time, We Are Enriched

Posted on July 6, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“When we are generous in welcoming people and sharing something with them-some food, a place in our homes, our time-not only do we no longer remain poor: we are enriched.” – Pope Francis

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Thought For the Day: Do Not Allow People’s Limited Perceptions Define Yourself

Posted on June 22, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us.” – Virginia Satir

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Thought For the Day: Focus On Your Ideals and Believe That People Are Good At Heart

Posted on June 12, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.” – Anne Frank, Holocaust diarist (12 Jun 1929-1945)

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First Principles: The End of Our Republic Is Heralded By People Voting Themselves Money

Posted on May 25, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” – Benjamin Franklin

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Thought For the Day: Hatred Hurts the Hater More Than Those Hated

Posted on May 15, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“I feel fairly certain that my hatred harms me more than the people whom I hate.” – Max Frisch, architect, playwright, and novelist (15 May 1911-1991)

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Thought For the Day: Let Us Be Grateful To People Who Make Us Happy and Make Our Souls Blossom

Posted on May 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” – Marcel Proust

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First Principles: Liberties of the People Will Never Be Secure With Transparency In the Actions Taken By Their Rulers

Posted on March 24, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” – Patrick Henry If you do, perhaps 2020, is the time to have clear hindsight and vote … Continue reading →

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The Truth of the Present

Posted on March 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

It’s so easy to believe these are the bad ole days as modern day snake oil salesmen tell us of how horrible things are and that they’re bound to get worse. But is that true? Or, is the doom … Continue reading →

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