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First Principles: It Is A Paradox That Every Dictator Has Climbed To Power On the Ladder of Free Speech. Immediately On Attaining Power Each Dictator Has Suppressed All Free Speech Except His Own

Posted on November 11, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.” – Herbert Hoover

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Thought For the Day: One of the Most Powerful Concepts, One Which Is A Sure Cure For Lack of Confidence, Is the Thought That God Is With You and Helping You

Posted on November 8, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“One of the most powerful concepts, one which is a sure cure for lack of confidence, is the thought that God is with you and helping you. This is one of the simplest teachings in religion, namely, that Almighty God … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Power Without A Nation’s Confidence Is Nothing

Posted on November 6, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Power without a nation’s confidence is nothing.” = Catherine the Great

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First Principles: The Power To Tax Is the Power To Destroy

Posted on September 24, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The power to tax is the power to destroy.” – John Marshall

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Thought For the Day: Somewhere Inside All of Us Is the Power To Change the World

Posted on September 13, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.” – Roald Dahl

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Thought For the Day: The Moment One Definitely Commits Oneself, Then Providence Moves Too. Whatever You Think You Can Do…Or Believe You Can Do, Begin It. Action Has Magic, Power, and Grace

Posted on August 28, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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First Principles: We Have Staked the Future of All Our Political Constitutions Upon the Capacity of Each of Ourselves To Govern Ourselves According To the Moral Principles of the Ten Commandments

Posted on August 26, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“We have staked the whole future of our new nation, not upon the power of government; far from it. We have staked the future of all our political constitutions upon the capacity of each of ourselves to govern ourselves according … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Our Whole Constitutional Heritage Rebels At the Thought of Giving Government the Power To Control Men’s Minds

Posted on July 2, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men’s minds.” – Thurgood Marshall

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Regeneration

Posted on June 18, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

Regenerationby Michael DoyleHere in the MidwestWe can see it best.Back in the days of old,Our climate was quite cold.Colder by a few degrees,And nearly everyone agreesIn this lies the explanationOf how we grew into civilization.Hunter-gatherers founded agriculture,And this grew into … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Let Us Not Be Unmindful That Liberty Is Power

Posted on June 15, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Let us not be unmindful that liberty is power, that the nation blessed with the largest portion of liberty must in proportion to its numbers be the most powerful nation upon earth. Our Constitution professedly rests upon the good sense … Continue reading →

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